Siemens Launches Advance Manufacturing Transformation Center

Siemens Launches Advance Manufacturing Transformation Center

Siemens has launched its Advance Manufacturing Transformation Center (AMTC) in Singapore to provide guidance, support, and training to companies in South East Asia on their journey of adoption, transition, and transformation towards advance manufacturing. AMTC is the...
Suntech’s New 500-MW Solar Factory to Double Capacity

Suntech’s New 500-MW Solar Factory to Double Capacity

Suntech, a Chinese producer of solar panels, announced the launch of its 500 MW high-efficiency integrated PV cell and module manufacturing project in Indonesia, making available solar modules for customers in the US and Indonesia. The plant’s annual capacity is...
Sumitomo Investing in New Wire Harness Factory in the Philippines

Sumitomo Investing in New Wire Harness Factory in the Philippines

Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., a subsidiary of Japan’s Sumitomo Electric, is investing in a wiring harness manufacturing facility in Pangasinan that would generate 10,000 jobs upon becoming fully operational. Sumitomo broke grounds on September 16, 2020 for this...
Thai Developer to Build Two Industrial Parks in Vietnam

Thai Developer to Build Two Industrial Parks in Vietnam

WHA Industrial Development Group, a leading industrial estate developer from Thailand, is currently seeking approval to build two industrial parks in Thanh Hoa province, on 1,300 hectares of land. According to statements from the provincial government, the first park...
Chinese Firm Invests in Lithium Battery Production in Indonesia

Chinese Firm Invests in Lithium Battery Production in Indonesia

China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has invested USD 2.6 billion in building the largest lithium battery production facility in Indonesia. This is in line with Indonesia’s efforts to develop the downstream industry as the country banned exports of nickel...
PTT Global Chemical to Buy Automation Equipment from Doosan

PTT Global Chemical to Buy Automation Equipment from Doosan

PTT Global Chemical, Thailand’s state-run petrochemical company, has signed a USD 13 million contract with Korea’s Doosan Logistics Solution. The Korean company will provide equipment to automate the Thai company’s logistics center, which will be built in in Rayong,...
Akzonobel Invests in a Green Manufacturing Plant

Akzonobel Invests in a Green Manufacturing Plant

Dutch multinational company AkzoNobel has expanded its site in Vietnam, which includes a green manufacturing plant for marine and protective coatings as well as adhesive coatings, with the implementation of a range of innovative sustainability features. On July 30,...