Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., a Kyoto-based manufacturer of ceramic-based electronic components, has announced that it has finalized plans further to inject PHP 4.4 billion (USD 78.2 million) to expand its manufacturing facility in Tanauan City, Batangas province,...
Japanese chemicals company Mitsui Chemicals recently launched a new plant to produce its high-performance polyolefin elastomer (POE) product Tafmer at its Singapore-based wholly-owned subsidiary Mitsui Elastomers (MELS). As part of Mitsui Chemicals’ VISION 2030...
Singapore-based Meranti Steel has signed a cooperation agreement with Italian company Danieli, which ranks among the world’s top three manufacturers of plants and machines for the metals industry, to set up a new green steel project in Thailand under the Meranti Green...
American food and beverage company PepsiCo is reportedly making a comeback in Indonesia with the construction of a snack factory in West Java. This move follows its separation from its local partner two years ago. The new factory, part of PepsiCo’s USD 200...
In August 2023, a high-ranking Indonesian official revealed that Tesla, the American electric vehicle (EV) maker, intends to invest in battery material production within Indonesia. Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, the Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investment Affairs,...
Ericsson, the Swedish telecommunication giant, has inaugurated its 5G production facility in South East Asia in Penang, Malaysia, in partnership with the American electronics and supply chain firm, Flex. The state-of-the-art facility is set to produce Ericsson’s...
Leading photovoltaics company Trina Solar has started producing 210 mm monocrystalline wafers at its factory in the Vietnamese northern city of Thai Nguyen. The wafers, according to the report, would be used in Vertex modules to serve the US market. The company’s...
The American Zero Motorcycles has partnered with the manufacturing arm of Filipino conglomerate Ayala Corporation to build the Southeast Asian country’s first high-powered electric bike (e-bike) manufacturing plant in Laguna, predicted tto generate annual sales of...
Singaporean steel company Meranti Steel has taken a significant step towards new green steel production in Thailand as it establishes a strategic cooperation with Bangkok Industrial Gas (BIG), a Thai gas and climate technology company. The two parties have just agreed...
FORVIA, a French company that ranks as the world’s 7th largest supplier of automotive technologies, is partnering with BYD for the construction of a new seat-assembly plant in the Rayong province of Thailand. This new facility will produce complete seat sets under...
In July 2023, Singapore-based semiconductor start-up Silicon Box unveiled its USD 2 billion factory in Tampines, designed to manufacture semiconductor chiplet interconnections that can be applied in areas such as artificial intelligence, electric vehicles and...
Malaysia is set to see a boost in its electric vehicle (EV) market, with China’s major automobile manufacturer Chery committing to an MYR 170 million (USD 36.57 million) investment. The move is expected to create 4,000 high-skilled jobs in Malaysia over the next five...
