Manufacturing

EY's Atul Chandna delves into key strategies for balancing manufacturing output excellence, integrating sustainability

Atul Chandna highlights the role of supply chain resilience, technological innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence in the manufacturing and export sectors.

EY's Atul Chandna delves into key strategies for balancing manufacturing output excellence, integrating sustainability

Atul Chandna highlights the role of supply chain resilience, technological innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence in the manufacturing and export sectors.

Factory activity in Japan falls for fourth straight month in September

Early indicators showed sustained weakness in output and new orders.

Booming chip sector fuels Vietnam's economic growth: GlobalData

The slowing international trade and global economy is hitting the export-oriented nation hard.

US firms’ pullback in capital spending to hurt Asian chipmakers: JP Morgan

Long-term outlook remains bright for the sector, in part due to the AI boom.

Southeast Asia: An attractive manufacturing base for growing global firms

Only 9% of companies have no plans of expanding in the region.

India’s computer market slumps for fourth quarter in a row: IDC

Despite yearly decline, Q2 orders improved dramatically compared to Q1.

China’s manufacturing activity shrinks in July

Firms were positive demand will pick up in the coming year.

ASEAN factory activity slows for three months in a row

Business confidence among manufacturers hit a three-year low.

Tepid recovery awaits manufacturing sector in 2H23

Industrial production contracted 4.9% YoY in June.

Prospects for TSMC still positive despite 10% revenue drop in Q2: analyst

The firm will continue to benefit from robust demand for chips in the years to come.

Outlook still positive for China’s semiconductor sector with shift to mature processes

SMIC will likely have to delay expansion plans in its Beijing and Shanghai fabs.

TSMC ‘lacklustre’ in meeting green energy goals: Greenpeace

Since committing to 100% renewable energy usage by 2050 in 2020, the chipmaker has increased green power use by just 2.8%.

Confidence among Japan’s big manufacturers improve for first time in nearly two years

Last quarter’s improvement snapped the five consecutive quarters of declining optimism among the large firms.

Survey shows factory workers seek positive, tech-driven workplace

Six out of ten will opt for a lower pay to transfer to a factory with higher tech-adoption.