NZX’s dairy futures market reached a record monthly trading volume in July as more than 2,000 skim milk powder contracts traded for the first time, though total volumes in all categories are lagging behind 2012 on a year-to-date basis. The market reported 5,225 lots traded this month across all categories of dairy products offered in the NZX futures market, beating …

Skellerup Rubber Services, a subsidiary of NZX-listed Skellerup Holdings, has been accused of selling faulty rubber rings to PVC pipe maker Marley New Zealand, who is seeking some $7.3 million in damages from the industrial rubber goods maker. Marley claims rubber rings it bought from Skellerup to use as seals in its pipes between 2006 and 2009 didn’t meet Australian …

Synlait Milk, which listed on the stock exchange last week, doesn’t expect a minor fire at its Dunsadel plant last night will affect production after all of its automated systems kicked into life. The fire didn’t cause any injuries, nor did it cause any damage to the affected boiler, Rakaia-based Synlait Milk said in a statement. The milk processor doesn’t …