Thailand a Strategic Production Base for Japanese Manufacturers
The government of Japan has confirmed that it wants to maintain Thailand as its key production base, and has agreed to launch joint plans on green industry and advanced technological development that will involve the Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro) the...
New Essential Oil Manufacturing Facility Established in the Zambales Province
The Department of Trade and Industry’s Board of Investment (BOI) has accredited a Philippine company called Iba Botanicals, Inc., a new essential oil producing company. The company will put up a manufacturing plant in Zambales province with an investment of PHP...
Lotte Chemical Indonesia to Construct USD 3.9 billion Petrochemical Plant in Banten
South Korea’s Lotte Group has resumed the construction of a USD 3.9 billion petrochemical project in Indonesia, paving the way for realizing the group’s plan to expand the business in the region. In January 2022, Lotte Chemical Corp., the group’s petrochemical unit,...