Manufacturing

Delfi Limited’s EBITDA down 27.2% to $21.9m in Q1 on lower sales in Indonesia

Higher cocoa bean prices continue to weigh on chocolate manufacturers globally.

Cariflex inaugurates new $461m latex plant in Singapore

The plant supports growing demand in markets such as non-surgical medical gloves.

AEM posts 71.4% QoQ net profit drop in Q1

Net profit fell from $11.7m to $3.3m.

UMS’ net attributable profit rises to $9.8m in Q1

The board declared a tax-exempt dividend of $0.01 per share.

Riverstone Holdings' net profit falls to $17m in Q1

It fell despite a 1.1% YoY higher revenue.

PMI slows in April to 49.6

The decline marks the first contraction after 19 months of expansion.

Manufacturing outlook dims amidst trade strains

The chemicals cluster is the most pessimistic.

Manufacturing output grows 5.8% YoY in March

The transport engineering sector posted the biggest growth at 20.2%.

Urgent safety concerns drive AI adoption in Singapore and APAC warehouses

79% of warehouse associates say safety is a top concern.

BRC Asia acquires 55% stake in Southern Steel unit for $18.2m

BRC Asia buys 12.88 million ordinary shares in Southern Steel Mesh.

Singapore’s pharma, chip sectors at risk from trade wars

US firms importing from Singapore face nearly $1.6b in added costs from 10% base tariffs.

Nanofilm Technologies’ revenue grows 12% YoY in Q1

Its Advanced Materials Business Unit remained the largest revenue contributor.