Manufacturing in Southeast Asia - Economic … and events...Automotive, Electronics, Footwear, Paper...
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Indonesia Philippines Thailand Malaysia Singapore Indonesia Malaysia Recent investments Key sectors Automotive, Electronics, Footwear, Paper Products, Textiles Southeast Asia’s biggest economy expanded by 5.6 percent in 2013 and inflation is expected to ease in 2015. Indonesia possesses the lowest manufacturing costs of the 25 top export economies, beating those of China and India. Recent investments Taiwan manufacturing giant Foxconn is building factories worth $1 billion. General Motors opened a $150 million plant that has a production capacity of 40,000 vehicles annually. Manufacturing in Southeast Asia Manufacturing is booming in Southeast Asia. While no one market is perfect, the region is attractive to manufacturers because it offers a diverse demographic base and favourable business conditions – improving productivity, increasing affluence, a growing focus on education and training, and an increasingly integrated free trade area and economic community. Here’s an overview of manufacturing conditions in the region. Sources: *Dollar figures in USD Review of manufacturing costs in top 25 export economies by Harold L Sirkin, Justin Rose and Michael Zinser, The Management Blog, BloombergBusinessweek, April 25, 2014. www.gbgindonesia.com, www.eastasiaforum.org, www.nstda.or.th, www.adb.org, www.businessweek.com, http://gmauthority.com, http://online.wsj.com, http://english.peopledaily.com.cn, www.eastasiaforum.org, https://home.crainscleveland.com, www.interaksyon.com, http://app.mof.gov.sg, http://green.autoblog.com, www.industryweek.com, http://corporate.ford.com, www.bloomberg.com Low operating costs Large labour pool Loose regulatory environment Lack of skilled workers Key sectors Electronics, Food & Beverage, Rubber & Plastics, Textiles, Wood Products Malaysia’s manufacturing industry is integral to the country’s economy, constituting approximately 25 percent of GDP. This is led by electrical and electronic products, which constitute 32 percent of exports. Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy had manufacturing sales valued at approximately $69 billion in the first-quarter of 2014. Recent investments Confectionary company Hershey is building a $250 million plant – its largest Asian investment. Rail car giant China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock is scheduled to open a $131 million manufacturing and maintenance centre in 2014. Well-developed infrastructure Stable political climate High labour costs Small pool of workers Singapore Key sectors Aerospace, Chemicals, Electronics, Pharmaceuticals, Machinery & Equipment Manufacturing is a key pillar of the city-state’s economy, contributing 20-25 percent of GDP each year with output of $232.3 billion in 2013. Focused on high-tech manufacturing, the Government launched a $400 million Future-of-Manufacturing initiative in 2013 which looks at robotics and 3D printing. Recent investments Biopharmaceutical company AbbVie set up a $320 million biologics facility in 2013. Pratt & Whitney is building a 180,000 square-foot facility manufacturing engines that power Boeing and Airbus aircrafts. Extensive trade agreement network Political stability Highly-skilled workforce Land constraint High labour cost Key sectors Automotive, Hard Disk Drive, Rubber, Textiles It’s the second-largest maker of light pick-up trucks and hard disk drives. Strong utility and transportation infrastructures are attractive lures, especially for global automakers. Electronics companies are establishing themselves there and its economy is predicted to grow by 7.5 percent in 2014. Recent investments Ford recently opened a $450 million plant to build eight all-new global vehicles for the regional market. General Motors has a $1.4 billion manufacturing facility which produced its one millionth vehicle in 2014. Utility infrastructure Business-friendly climate Strong transportation Political unrest Low innovation Thailand Key sectors Communication Equipment, Chemicals, Food & Beverage, Petroleum, Textiles The Philippines invested $45.6 million last year in rejuvenating the manufacturing sector. Factory production traditionally accounts for 20-23 percent of the country’s economic output and factory output grew 12.3 percent in 2013. Electrical-products company Eaton Corporation is building a facility that will make uninterruptible power-supply products and eventually employ 1,500 people. US semiconductor maker ON Semiconductor is spending $40 million over the next two years to expand its three factories there. Increasing access to finance and markets Improving productivity and efficiency Strong entrepreneurial and innovation environment Unstable power supply Prone to natural disasters Philippines
Transcript of Manufacturing in Southeast Asia - Economic … and events...Automotive, Electronics, Footwear, Paper...
Indonesia
Philippines
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
Malaysia
Recent investments
Key sectors
Automotive, Electronics, Footwear, Paper Products, Textiles
Southeast Asia’s biggest economy expanded by 5.6 percent in 2013 and inflation is expected to ease in 2015.Indonesia possesses the lowest manufacturing costs of the 25 top export economies, beating those of China and India.
Recent investments
Taiwan manufacturing giant Foxconn is building factories worth $1 billion.General Motors opened a $150 million plant that has a production capacity of 40,000 vehicles annually.
Manufacturing in Southeast Asia Manufacturing is booming in Southeast Asia.
While no one market is perfect, the region is attractive to manufacturers because it offers a diverse demographic base and favourable business conditions – improving productivity, increasing affluence, a growing focus on education and training, and an increasingly integrated free trade area and economic community. Here’s an overview of manufacturing conditions in the region.
Sources:
*Dollar figures in USD
Review of manufacturing costs in top 25 export economies by Harold L Sirkin,
Justin Rose and Michael Zinser, The Management Blog, BloombergBusinessweek,
April 25, 2014.
www.gbgindonesia.com, www.eastasiaforum.org, www.nstda.or.th, www.adb.org,
www.businessweek.com, http://gmauthority.com, http://online.wsj.com,
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn, www.eastasiaforum.org,
https://home.crainscleveland.com, www.interaksyon.com, http://app.mof.gov.sg,
http://green.autoblog.com, www.industryweek.com, http://corporate.ford.com,
www.bloomberg.com
Low operating costs
Large labour pool
Loose regulatory environment
Lack of skilled workers
Key sectors
Electronics, Food & Beverage, Rubber & Plastics, Textiles, Wood Products
Malaysia’s manufacturing industry is integral to the country’s economy, constituting approximately 25 percent of GDP.This is led by electrical and electronic products, which constitute 32 percent of exports.Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy had manufacturing sales valued at approximately $69 billion in the first-quarter of 2014.
Recent investments
Confectionary company Hershey is building a $250 million plant – its largest Asian investment.Rail car giant China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock is scheduled to open a $131 million manufacturing and maintenance centre in 2014.
Well-developed infrastructure
Stable political climate
High labour costs
Small pool of workers
Singapore Key sectors
Aerospace, Chemicals, Electronics, Pharmaceuticals, Machinery & Equipment
Manufacturing is a key pillar of the city-state’s economy, contributing 20-25 percent of GDP each year with output of $232.3 billion in 2013.Focused on high-tech manufacturing, the Government launched a $400 million Future-of-Manufacturing initiative in 2013 which looks at robotics and 3D printing.
Recent investments
Biopharmaceutical company AbbVie set up a $320 million biologics facility in 2013.Pratt & Whitney is building a 180,000 square-foot facility manufacturing engines that power Boeing and Airbus aircrafts.
Extensive trade agreement network
Political stability
Highly-skilled workforce
Land constraint
High labour cost
Key sectors
Automotive, Hard Disk Drive, Rubber, Textiles
It’s the second-largest maker of light pick-up trucks and hard disk drives. Strong utility and transportation infrastructures are attractive lures, especially for global automakers. Electronics companies are establishing themselves there and its economy is predicted to grow by 7.5 percent in 2014.
Recent investments
Ford recently opened a $450 million plant to build eight all-new global vehicles for the regional market.General Motors has a $1.4 billion manufacturing facility which produced its one millionth vehicle in 2014.
Utility infrastructure
Business-friendly climate
Strong transportation
Political unrest
Low innovation
Thailand
Key sectors
Communication Equipment, Chemicals, Food & Beverage, Petroleum, Textiles
The Philippines invested $45.6 million last year in rejuvenating the manufacturing sector. Factory production traditionally accounts for 20-23 percent of the country’s economic output and factory output grew 12.3 percent in 2013.
Electrical-products company Eaton Corporation is building a facility that will make uninterruptible power-supply products and eventually employ 1,500 people.US semiconductor maker ON Semiconductor is spending $40 million over the next two years to expand its three factories there.
Increasing access to finance and markets
Improving productivity and efficiency
Strong entrepreneurial and innovation environment
Unstable power supply
Prone to natural disasters
Philippines
