Manufacturing

Chart of the Day: Productivity inched up 3.4% in Q2
16 Aug 18
Manufacturing led the gains by 12.2%.
Unsustainable growth in manufacturing could hit Singapore's GDP
14 Aug 18
The boost from the manufacturing sector could ease in H2 as Chinese import demand cools down.
Venture Q2 profits jumped 40.2% to $97.91m
6 Aug 18
It thanked its continued R&D and lower operating costs.
MAS approves Corporate Governance Council's code revisions
6 Aug 18
They will also establish the industry-led Corporate Governance Advisory Committee by late 2019.
Daily Briefing: Singapore and Malaysia bourses hit by FTSE disruption; Ryde gets LTA's nod for taxi booking services
3 Aug 18
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Manufacturing PMI down 0.2 ppt to 52.3 points in July
2 Aug 18
The slowdown was fueled by slumping growth in new orders, new exports, and factory output.
Philippine manufacturing faces slumping growth
1 Aug 18
Slower sales led firms to scale back their production volumes.
Industrial property prices slipped 2.1% in Q2
26 Jul 18
Occupancy rate remained stable at 88.7%.
Philip Morris' low profit warnings put heat on Venture
23 Jul 18
The IQOS that Venture creates for PMI contributed 25% of 2017 revenue.
Manufacturing and services slowdown could hurt Singapore economy
19 Jul 18
Global electronics demand have been hit by the US-China trade war.
Singapore Q2 GDP growth below expectations at 3.8%: MTI
13 Jul 18
Manufacturing led the growth with an 8.6% advance YoY.
Venture's revenue hit by Japan competition
9 Jul 18
Weaker IQOS production could hit the firm hard as it contributes to 25% of revenue and 40% of profit.
Business confidence in Japan slipped in Q2 2018
3 Jul 18
Large manufacturers' worries intensify over trade frictions and geopolitical risks.
Low factory output and exports weigh down Singapore PMI in June
2 Jul 18
It dipped 0.2 point to 52.5.
Is Singapore selling the tech it's making?
26 Jun 18
Output has been rising even if new orders have been falling since November.
ExxonMobil eyes expanding Singapore facility in ‘multi-billion dollar' project
26 Jun 18
It is expected to start in 2023.
Singapore factory output up 11.1% in May
26 Jun 18
The pharma segment led the growth at 19.2%.
ExxonMobil finishes building world's largest resins plant in Singapore
21 Jun 18
The project employed more than 5,500 contract workers at the peak of construction.
Daily Briefing: Manufacturer Allied Tech raises $18.6m; Singtel's Australia business performs better than Singapore
20 Jun 18
And here's why Sheng Siong believes B&M retailing is still relevant.
Singapore NODX surged 15.5% in May
18 Jun 18
Non-electronics jumped 26.2% and offset the 7.8% decline in electronics.
Volatile pharma and food could dent NODX growth in May
15 Jun 18
Moody’s forecasts it could fall to 5.5%.
Investors hold on to Venture stocks amidst slower earnings
11 Jun 18
But the firm’s profits need to breach +20% to beat expectations, an analyst said.
Venture banks on growing demand from US customers
7 Jun 18
Twelve of its popular customers are bullish on outlook and revenue.
Chart of the Day: Weak outputs and imports weighed on manufacturing output in May
5 Jun 18
Both declined by 0.4 points each.
Singapore PMI down 0.2 point to 52.7 in May
5 Jun 18
The growth of factory output and new orders slowed down.
Singapore NODX up 1.1% in Q1
24 May 18
Huge declines in electronics were offset by gains in non-electronic products.
Has Singapore's manufacturing sector already peaked in Q1?
17 May 18
Electronics exports shrank by 6.9% and marked their fifth month of decline.
Private sector PMI climbed 1.9 points to 55.6 in April
4 May 18
It was bolstered by faster rises in output and new orders.
Short seller reports put heat on Venture for the rest of H1
1 May 18
Analysts cite weak e-cigarette sales of Philip Morris, which contributes 10% to Venture's revenue.
Precision engineering firms lead optimism in manufacturing sector
30 Apr 18
About 39% of them expect better business conditions, compared to 13% of firms overall.
Singapore Business Review opens nominations for the second Made in Singapore Awards and Designed in Singapore Awards 2018
30 Apr 18
Nominations will close on 6 July 2018.
Singapore's factory output grew 5.9% in March
26 Apr 18
This was bolstered by semiconductors, which has been growing at a double-digit rate for 25 months.
Venture Corp's Q1 profits soared 72.2% to $83.67m
25 Apr 18
It cited its operations in engineering and advanced manufacturing as a driver of growth.
Daily Briefing: PM Lee warns of trade war's big impact on Singapore; NTU Singapore builds furniture-assembling robots
20 Apr 18
And half of Singaporean firms still only have 20% of female bosses.
ST Electronics bagged contracts worth $635m in Q1
19 Apr 18
It secured a maintenance contract for lighting systems for an unnamed Asian operator.
Singapore's industrial property market is bottoming out
18 Apr 18
Overall industrial leasing activity jumped 35% YoY in the first two months of 2018, the strongest since 2013.
German chemicals firm Evonik opens flexible lab in Singapore
17 Apr 18
The hub offers an interactive and collaborative workplace for professional and graduate engineers and scientists.
Micron's new plant to add 1,000 new jobs in Singapore
5 Apr 18
They will be needed for its cleanroom space for 3D NAND tech transitions.
TÜV SÜD to send 600 employees to new $100m regional HQ
4 Apr 18
The integrated office and lab facility will be located at the International Business Park.
The implications of big data in manufacturing: How to super charge real-time connected supply chains
4 Apr 18
Logistics is the latest industry to face a bold makeover in the Singapore government's $4.5 billion Industry Transformation Programme.

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