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Singapore Investment News - Jul 2004 |
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Mitsui Chemicals: Key player in Singapore's chemicals industry
Mitsui Chemicals Group has grown and evolved with the Republic. Today, the company's basic chemicals and functional polymeric materials businesses hold market leader positions and turn strong profits, by virtue of well-placed investments and decisions. Mitsui's men at the top elaborate. More...
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Essilor eyes world market: R&D centre offers latest lens production technology
Essilor, an industry leader in ophthalmic lens innovation and development, has set its sights on capturing a bigger share of the world market. Its new R&D centre will help pave the way for this. More...
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XID Technologies pioneers face recognition systems: Founder Dr Roberto Mariani shares his vision of the company
Taking the face recognition industry to new heights is XID Technologies' goal. And their pioneering efforts in the industry have certainly made them the leader of the pack. More...
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- Second quarter GDP up 11.7 per cent
Singapore has enjoyed another spurt of economic growth in the second quarter of this year - in fact, its best in eight years. According to encouraging estimates by the Republic's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), the economy posted a strong 11.7 per cent growth against last year's figures from the same period. More...
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- WTO lauds Singapore as role model for trade liberalisation
Key members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have lauded Singapore as a "role model" for global trade liberalisation. At the fourth trade policy review mechanism meeting here, Singapore was commended for aggressively pursuing sustained liberal economic and trade policies with the United States. More...
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- More non-profit organisations based here
In a bid to bring breadth and volume to the domestic business environment, Singapore is gearing up to be the Asian hub for international non-profit organisations. Kenneth Tan, EDB's director of cluster services said that non-profit organisations will add a human dimension to the Republic's rapid industrial development, as well as boost the economy through employment, rental payments and expertise. More...
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- Japanese companies keen to invest
More Japanese companies are placing their chips on Singapore as an attractive overseas business locale to invest in. In fact, over the past five years, their new investments have ranged from $1.2 billion to $1.8 billion a year in fixed assets. More...
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- GSK celebrates new expanded facility
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, has officially completed a $100 million expansion to its third production facility in Singapore. The British pharmaceutical giant, which has an over 30-year history and over $1 billion worth of investments in the Republic, is a key player in Singapore's booming biomedical industry, which posted a record $11.3 billion output last year. More...
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- Waseda University and Olympus open facility on brain functions
Singapore's Biopolis, an interconnected multiplex hub dedicated to biomedical R&D, has welcomed its newest tenant. On 14 July, Japanese education institute Waseda University and imaging and medical equipment maker Olympus celebrated the opening of a new joint research facility, the Waseda-Olympus Bioscience Research Institute. More...
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- DSI/SDK pact on advanced hard disk media research
The Data Storage Institute (DSI) and Showa Denko (SDK) have forged a partnership that will focus on advanced hard disk media research and development. More...
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- Vopak invests $625 million in new terminal
Dutch oil and chemical storage operator Vopak Terminals is investing $625 million in a new Singapore terminal - its fourth here - and construction is targeted to begin in August. More...
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- CPTC: A special chemistry
Get ready for Singapore's process technicians of the future: Highly skilled workers in both theory and practice, who can readily adapt to new technology, regulations and procedures in the chemical and biomedical sciences industries. More...
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- Forging stronger ties: Rohde & Schwarz chooses Singapore to grow its Asia-Pacific operations
Step by step - that seems to be the underlying mantra in leading European info-communications security giant Rohde & Schwarz's steady rise to the top. The family-owned German firm, which is internationally renowned in the fields of test and measurement, information technology and communications, set up its first Asia support centre here in May 1997 with an initial staff strength of just six. More...
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- Captains of industry conference - Power strategies for winning enterprises
This year sees over 20 high-profile and influential speakers sharing their business insights and strategies over two exciting days of information and idea exchange. Indeed, the Captains Of Industry Conference is an event not to be missed. More...
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