Manufacturing
COTD: Singapore’s trade sees 10.1% growth in Q2 with rising imports and exports
COTD: Singapore’s trade sees 10.1% growth in Q2 with rising imports and exports
Exports grew 7.6%, whilst imports expanded by 12.8%.
Singapore and India join hands on semiconductor ecosystem development
The partners will conduct policy exchanges.
PMI growth in August signals steady manufacturing recovery
It rose to 50.9.
Jebsen & Jessen acquires Mongolia-based company MSM
MSM will be the seventh business unit within Jebsen & Jessen.
Manufacturing and trade sectors show signs of recovery in August
The electronics segment is expected to boost the manufacturing sector in H2.
Manufacturing growth expected to pick up in Q4 2024, led by electronics
In July, output grew by 1.8% YoY.
Manufacturing output up 1.8% YoY in July
Excluding the biomedical manufacturing segment, output would’ve increased by 3.4% YoY.
MegaChem receives $4.4m insurance payout for July warehouse fire
In total, they have received $12.3m in insurance payouts.
Spindex’s net profit surges 43.8% YoY to $15.6m in FY 2024
Earnings per share stood at $13.49.
CNMC Goldmine to expand Kelantan plant capacity by 60% with new investment
The investment will increase the plant’s processing capacity to 800 tonnes of ore per day.
Economists remain upbeat about NODX growth despite July’s likely one-off surge
NODX grew 15.7% YoY in July.
AEM Holdings net profit slumps 95% in H1 2024
Their revenue decreased by 37% to $173.6m.
Frencken Group profit jumps 50.3% in H1 2024 on mechatronics growth
Its Mechatronics Division reported a 7.9% YoY revenue increase.
Sri Trang Gloves establishes new unit in China
This will be for gloves packing and distribution.
Figtree reports loss of $1.7m for H1; loss per share is 0.45
It is mainly due to no revenue from the OJJ Foods project.
Nanofilm narrows net loss by 51.1% in H1 2024
Net loss for the period was reduced to $3.7m from $7.6m.
UMS H1 net profit drops 35% to $19.5m
The decline was due to lower sales.
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