Manufacturing
Powering progress: Why motor efficiency is the quickest route to industrial energy savings
The challenge is building a policy framework that makes efficiency the baseline, not the premium option.
5 days ago
Powering progress: Why motor efficiency is the quickest route to industrial energy savings
The challenge is building a policy framework that makes efficiency the baseline, not the premium option.
5 days ago
As AI transforms manufacturing, can Malaysia scale the technology to keep up?
The path to effective modernisation begins with strategic clarity about business objectives.
6 days ago
Thailand manufacturing climbs, confidence crashes to 4-year low
Factories are booming on paper, yet Thai manufacturers are quietly bracing for the worst.
Taiwan's March factory output slip from 4-year peak
Soaring costs, crumbling supply chains, and a jobs dip signal the war's toll is only beginning.
Vietnam’s manufacturing slips as prices soar to 15-year high
The Strait of Hormuz disruption sends freight, fuel and raw material costs spiralling to levels not seen since 2011.
Japan manufacturing growth slows in March as oil, yen, and war bite
Factory revival loses steam as Middle East war drives costs to 19-month high.
Middle East war sends Indonesia's factory boom to sudden reverse
Whilst the index remains just above the 50-point expansion threshold, the steep drop underscores a more troubling slowdown.
South Korea's factories hit 4-year stride in March but inflation clouds outlook
A surging output and jobs revival mark its strongest quarter-end in years.
Global chip sales race towards $1t as February smashes records
Asia-Pacific led a near-across-the-board regional rally.
Singapore manufacturing faces sharpest spike in closures in 2025
Monthly registrations were steady, but annual closures in manufacturing exceed new business formation in 2025.
India manufacturing growth slows as cost pressures hit 43-month high
Rising costs, geopolitical tensions and softer demand temper momentum in India’s factory sector
Global manufacturing growth holds steady but momentum weakens as inflation and disruptions bite
War in the Middle East, surging costs and strained supply chains weigh on global factories
Manufacturers push ProPak Asia to bigger Bangkok site
More than 2,500 brands from 45 countries are expected to join the 2026 trade fair.
Asian manufacturing accelerates in February as North America cools
Businesses worldwide face a delicate balancing act.
