A one-stop green manufacturing hub, the Sustainable Manufacturing Centre (SMC) brings together 7 government agencies and 8 industry associations, research community, and industry to collaborate in R&D, and implement sustainable manufacturing technologies and methodologies. The SMC will also provide expertise and knowledge transfer to industry.

Spearheaded by the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech), a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), the Sustainable Manufacturing Centre, aims to reduce burden on the environment by developing and implementing innovative technologies that minimise emissions, wastes and toxicity in manufacturing, promote the recycling and reuse of resources, thus strengthening the global competitiveness of Singapore’s manufacturing industry.

“Manufacturing is a strategic economic pillar in Singapore. This newly formed SMC will be a key resource to help the manufacturing sector develop innovations in sustainabilty and enhance the competitiveness of our industry clusters. The SMC will also able to leverage our existing clean and environmental technology capabilities that we have built over the years”, said Mr Goh Chee Kiong, Director of Clean Technology at the Singapore Economic Development Board. 

One of the four strategies of the national Inter-Ministerial Committee on Sustainable Development (IMCSD) to ensure Singapore’s continued sustainable development, is to build up Singapore’s technologies and capabilities in order to realise the country’s sustainable development targets, spur economic growth and export our expertise. SMC, which fits into the Singapore Sustainable Blueprint, will play a role to help achieve the national objectives through technology and capabilities development and knowledge transfer to industry.