The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has just announced its intention to partner with South Korean companies in order to explore the possibility of establishing a new high-tech industrial estate. The new facilities would be designed to specifically cater...
At a recent Investment Promotion Conference in Vinh Phuc province, a representative of Compal, a Taiwanese company specializing in electronic devices, has announced the operation of a laptop plant valued at USD 500 million. The company is currently a manufacturer for...
Chioson Group, a Cebu-based steel manufacturer and property developer is set to be a carbon-neutral firm by 2025 as it completely shifted to renewal energy by tapping First Gen Corporation as its power supplier. First Gen will now be supplying Chioson’s total...
US-based TTM Technologies Inc (TTM) will open a new, highly automated printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing plant in Penang state, Malaysia, with a proposed capital investment of USD 130 million by 2025. The expansion in Malaysia seeks to respond to the growing...
On April 28th, PT Vale Indonesia and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Company Limited signed a Framework Cooperation Agreement (FCA) to develop a High-Pressure Acid Leaching (HPAL) processing facility in Pomalaa, Kolaka. The main points agreed upon by the two parties, relating...
In April, Sanofi officially commenced its Evolutive Vaccine Facility (EVF), in the presence of Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, Heng Swee Keat, and Sanofi’s Executive Vice President, Head of Vaccines, Thomas Triomphe....
Menicon Co Ltd, a Japanese manufacturer of contact lenses and lens care solutions aims to invest MYR 650 million (USD 153 million) in Malaysia to build its first daily disposable contact lens manufacturing plant. The plant, which is planned to begin construction in...
Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL Group), a leading manufacturer of sustainable fibers and products, has announced plans to expand its downstream product portfolio in Indonesia by investing IDR 33.4 trillion (USD 2.3 billion) in a new sustainable...
Siam Cement Group (SCG) is refocusing its operations on green manufacturing. Specifically, it has been recently reported that Thailand’s largest cement maker and industrial conglomerate targets to use more clean energy, develop environmentally friendly products...
Medtecs International, the world’s leading provider and distributor of personal protective equipment (PPE), is in talks with the government to put up a nearly USD 2-billion industrial town that would produce PPE, electric vehicles (EVs), and textiles, among others,...
Vietnam’s garment and textile industry is striving for the implementation of green production to reduce emissions in response to the Vietnamese government’s commitment made at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), in...
In 2020, global tech and household appliances company Dyson first announced its USD 3.6 billion global investment plan, which would see its investment funds divided between its global head office in Singapore, its two campuses in Wiltshire, southern England, and the...
