The Philippine government recently rolled out a Garments and Textile Industry Roadmap with the aim of jumpstarting the industry’s resurgence and gain back its reputation as a competitive player in the domestic and international markets. The plan covering the...
In December 2019, Singapore-based F&N (Fraser and Neave) Foods celebrated the groundbreaking of a new food & beverage manufacturing facility in Singapore. Listed on the Singapore stock exchange, F&N ranks as one of the leading companies in the beverage and...
The Board of Investment (BOI) of Thailand approved four large-scale industrial projects in December 2019, with a total investment of THB 30.17 billion (USD 997 million). The projects consist of an ethanol production project, two automobile and motorcycle tire...
Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Pegatron, which is a supplier for Apple and Samsung is reportedly planning to construct a Manufacturing facility in the north of Vietnam to make styluses for Samsung smartphones. In 2019, Pegatron announced the establishment of...
Bridgestone, a leading tire maker from Japan, has opened an off-the-road (OTR) tire plant in Amata City in Thailand in October 2019. The unit is operated by Bridgestone Specialty Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co. Ltd. and spans an area of 9.3 million square feet. The...
US-based online social media and social networking service company Facebook announced that it will produce its new-generation virtual reality (VR) headset called the Oculus Rift S VR in Vietnam. This is in line with the company’s strategy to diversify production...
Indonesia holds a quarter of the world’s nickel reserves and has implemented a ban on ore exports by January 2020. This is part of the country’s strategy is to lure EV makers and battery producers that require the raw materials to invest and set up factories in...
The Department of Trade and Industry is undertaking an assessment of the Philippines’ overall Manufacturing strategy with the aim of strengthening support to manufacturers based on their factory output, so companies will not just export their products into the...
Singapore’s lead public sector research agency, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) launched a SGD 38 million (USD 28 million) hyper-personalized manufacturing initiative for the fast-moving consumer good (FMCG) sector at the annual Industrial...
PT Borneo Alumina Indonesia (PT BAI) has appointed a Black & Veatch-led project management consortium (PMC) to develop an alumina refinery in West Kalimantan. The processing facility, the first of its kind in Indonesia, will feature a 1 million tpy smelter-grade...
Nestle (Malaysia) Bhd’s factory at Chembong has been transformed into the world’s largest Milo Manufacturing plant while making it also the largest global center of excellence for the company. The factory, spread over 43 acres, was first established in 1993 and...
The Philippines’ largest steelmaker, SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp., has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China’s HBIS Group Limited for their first integrated iron and steel facility in Lemery, Batangas. The two steel companies inked their deal in...
