Manufacturing
Decline in manufacturing activity temporary but rapid growth unlikely
Decline in manufacturing activity temporary but rapid growth unlikely
That headline manufacturing PMI for October rose to the “expansion” level of 50.7 and electronics PMI rose by 0.8 pts to 49.3 might be news to...
Green-Minded Business
Beyond profit and edging out competition, the business of being green— and ever greener— has become the main driving force behind one of the world’s...
Friven & Co. hires Kinderdijk for bedding and bedlinen products
Deal enables company to focus on brand management, design and development while expanding its distribution channels.
Noble subsidiary furthers Gloucester Coal acquisition
Gloucester's bid to acquire 50% of Middlemount coal assets would not affect Osendo's offer.
Oriental Food buys long steel production facility for S$5mln
Ventures into industrial and construction materials industry being one of the high growth industries in China.
FormFactor will reduce number of employees in Singapore facility
FormFactor is ending its transition of manufacturing operations to Singapore.
Novo Group profit down to US$1.6mln
Despite revenue growth of 13%, profit slipped due to global economic crisis and China's cooling measures.
ST Electronics secures US$21.5mln deal in smart meter market
Company's subsidiary to supply AMR radio transmitters to Arad for producing sophisticated meters monitoring utilities consumption.
BH Global Marine seizes two FPSO contracts worth $20 mln
The two contracts are expected to positively contribute to the supply chain management company's overall performance for financial years 2010 and...
Qingmei Group annual profit up by 37%
RB Shoe and soles saw the biggest increase in sales with an 85.5% surge.
Flextronics announces authorization for additional $200mln share repurchase
Authorization was addition to May 28 recently concluded $200mln share repurchase.
Friven & Co. completes China Children Fashion Holdings takeover
Acquisition aimed to take advantage of China's S$18.37 billion yearly spending on children’s apparel.
Singapore unlocks potentials of nanoimprinting technology
Gives industry access to research eco-friendly technology that turns ordinary material surfaces into multi-role surfaces.
Manufacturing output sinks 23.4% in June on an m-o-m basis
The transport engineering cluster tallied the only decline among output clusters as the marine and offshore engineering fell 17.0% in June.
ST Electronics seizes S$4.6 mln contract for 30 trains in Brazil
ST Engineering’s electronics arm will design, manufacture and commission the on-train Passenger Information Systems for Concessao Metroviaria Do Rio...
Midas rips two contracts totaling RMB 130 mln
The manufacturing company will be supplying aluminum alloy extrusion profiles for 480 train cars in China.
Smartflex's IPO receives 685 valid applications
The company will use $1.50mln from IPO to upgrade process capabilities by acquiring machinery to meet demand.
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