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Fast Facts
- BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining company, has chosen to base their global marketing HQ functions in Singapore.
- Advance SCT, one of the leading recyclers of copper in Asia, built a 130,000 sq ft integrated copper refinery and manufacturing facility in Singapore. This is the first of its kind in Singapore and is one of the largest in the world. The plant is equipped to produce up to 54,000 tonnes of refined copper and end products.
- GenoMar South East Asia Pte Ltd, a leading life sciences company specialising in aquatic species, has successfully developed the world's first genetic traceability system for fish in Singapore. This is a system that is able to provide physical evidence of a product’s origin without physical tagging or the introduction of any trace chemicals.
The idea of Singapore becoming a natural resource hub is fast becoming an exciting reality. Leveraging on Singapore’s strategic location in a region rich in natural resources, many world-class natural resource companies have already sited their HQ operations, R&D and high value-added manufacturing activities here.
To achieve Singapore’s aim of becoming a natural resource hub, emphasis has been placed on growing our city-state’s technology base. Much progress has been made:
1) The Minerals, Metals and Materials Technology Centre is Singapore’s first R&D centre dedicated towards the research and development of minerals and metals in areas such as high value-added materials processing, new materials development and renew-ability and recycle-ability of materials. It was set up by the Engineering Faculty of the National University of Singapore.
2) Private R&D company, Temasek Life Sciences Lab (TLL), has in-depth knowledge of regional agri-business requirements and the ability to adapt research results to suit tropical conditions. The company has started to undertake cutting-edge research to improve performance of plant, fungi and animals with core research programmes in cell biology, developmental biology and molecular pathogenesis. |
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