Factors that will impact plastic packaging demand in Southeast Asia

More Asians are going for greater convenience and this ultimately results in a heightened demand for plastics, packaging, and related products, according to Joey Roi Bondoc, Research Director, Colliers Philippines.

Robust demand to drive rubber market in 2025

Asia Pacific dominates the rubber market and accounted for the largest revenue share of over 30%. Asian countries such as China, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, and Thailand, Japan are expected to remain as primary markets for rubber due to extensive rubber tire production in these countries.

Skin hydration: Maypharm and Beauty Factory collab on hybrid mesotherapy filler

Maypharm Co., Ltd. has launched Hyalmass Aqua-Exosome, a groundbreaking hybrid mesotherapy filler designed to redefine skin hydration and revitalization.

India's tech hub fuels Kimberly-Clark's digital transformation

Kimberly-Clark expanding investments in India

Acquisition of Polystyrene insulation products manufacturer

Carlisle Companies to acquire ThermaFoam, a Texas-based manufacturer of expanded Polystyrene insulation products

YIZUMI awarded A-Grade Reliability Certificate, a sector first

YIZUMI was awarded Mechanical Industry Reliability Management System Evaluation Certificate (Grade A), making it the first equipment enterprise in China to receive a certificate for building a reliability management system driven by both "technology and system".

Collaboration for the acceleration of new materials discovery and innovation

CAS and PetroChina Shanghai Advanced Materials Research Institute announce a collaboration to accelerate new materials discovery and innovation

SP Manufacturing expands with New Malaysia plant

SP Manufacturing (SPM), a leader in Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS), is strengthening its global presence with two major moves: opening a new manufacturing facility in Senai, Malaysia, and successfully acquiring the Asian operations of the Ideal Jacobs Corporation.

Thailand BOI greenlights Foxsemicon subsidiary investment in high-precision semicon machinery parts

The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) today announced it has granted investment privileges to a 10.5 billion baht (ca. US$ 306 million) investment by UNIQUE Integrated Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Foxsemicon Integrated Technology Inc. (Fiti Group), to build a factory to produce for export high-precision machinery parts and equipment used in the semiconductor industry.

WiMi develops FPGA-based digital quantum computer verification technology

WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc., a leading global Hologram Augmented Reality Technology provider, today announced that their R&D team has developed a revolutionary technology — FPGA-based digital quantum computer verification technology.

Quobly teams up with STMicroelectronics to boost quantum processor production

Collaboration will leverage ST's 28nm FD-SOI commercial semiconductor volume manufacturing processes to pave the way towards cost-competitive, large-scale quantum computing solutions.

UMC signs 30-year deal with CIP for 30 billion kWh of renewable energy

The agreement will help UMC achieve its goal of 50% renewable energy use by 2030 as part of its net zero roadmap.