In March 2020, Hyundai Motor Company announced plans to establish a Hyundai Mobility Global Innovation Center in Singapore (HMGIC), with support from the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). The open innovations lab will explore ideas related to research &...
Sanmina Corporation, an American electronics Manufacturing services provider and Fortune 500 company, recently announced the expansion of its facility in Thailand. The site now has custom packaging and assembly capabilities to manufacture advanced optical, high speed,...
The Vietnam Rubber Industry Group (VRG), in which the government of Vietnam holds a controlling stake, has announced an investment into three new processing factories in the northern region of Vietnam to meet an expected increase in rubber demand. One of VRG’s...
D&L Industries, Inc., the country’s largest specialty foods ingredients, plastics and oleochemicals firm, is doubling its capital expenditure (capex) this year to about PHP 3 billion (USD 59 million) from PHP 1.55 billion (USD 30 million) in 2019 as it remains...
The Secretary of the Philippine Department of Science and Technology (DOST-Philippines) Fortunato de la Pena recently led the inauguration of a common service facility (CSF) for artisanal small-scale gold mining in Iligan City, Northern Mindanao. With the aim of...
ExxonMobil is embarking on a multi-billion-dollar expansion of its Jurong Island refining and petrochemical complex in Singapore to increase its production capacity for higher-value products and cleaner fuels. According to the Straits Times, this investment which was...
Thailand-based Energy company Global Power Synergy Plc (GPSC) is building a USD 35.2 million battery cell plant in the country. The initial Manufacturing capacity will be 30 MWh annually, starting before the end of 2020, with an option for extension to 100 MWh in...
In early March 2020, it was reported that the launch of Google’s latest smartphone, the Pixel 4a, may be delayed as production might not be able to reach sustainable levels in China in the near future. Therefore, Google is considering shifting Manufacturing to...
In late February 2020, President Joko Widodo inaugurated Indonesia’s largest integrated viscose rayon production facility for Asia Pacific Rayon (APR), which is part of Royal Golden Eagle (RGE), a leading integrated, resource-based Indonesian industrial group. The...
Advanced Energy Industries, a US-based global leader in the design and Manufacturing of power conversion, measurement and control solutions has started the commercial operations of its newest Manufacturing facility in Penang state, Malaysia. The 178,000 square-foot...
Japanese’s contractor, Obayashi, and Singaporean investment firm, Gallant Venture, have teamed up to open a hydroponic vegetable factory in northern Indonesia. The factory plant is expected to be completed by October this year, with first sales of the produce starting...
Lam Research Corporation, a California-headquartered global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry has selected Batu Kawan Industrial Park in Penang state, Malaysia as the location for a new advanced technology...
