Manufacturing
Daily Briefing: Global property markets to soar; UN envoy warns of potential Myanmar civil war
Daily Briefing: Global property markets to soar; UN envoy warns of potential Myanmar civil war
And more companies to move supply chains to China as COVID cases spike in other Asian economies.
Furniture company Man Wah profit up 17.5% to $1.9b in 2021
The group saw a strong boost in sales from its China markets.
Hong Wei (Asia) loss dips 2.3% to $6.2m in Q1
The improved (but still negative) result was driven by its particleboards segment.
Hong Wei (Asia) suffered $70.2m loss in 2020
This was attributed to the impact of the pandemic.
Electronics market demand drives up Kingboard Holdings profit
The company’s 2020 profit is 37% higher year-on-year.
Manufacturing industrial output slipped 6% in Q4 2020
The decrease were mainly attributed in the food, beverages, and tobacco industry.
ASM Pacific Technology Limited profits surged last quarter
The company's revenue growth was driven by digital transformation amidst the pandemic.
Hong Kong Business recognises the most innovative products of 2020
Winners of the Made in Hong Kong and Designed in Hong Kong Awards were lauded via virtual presentations.
Industrial production down 5.1% in Q2
The producer price index also fell 1.3% during the quarter.
Philip Morris' "transformation with purpose"
The company has revealed the extent of its research and development as part of a webinar on sustainability in Asia.
Industrial production up 4.6% in Q1
This is despite a 10.1% fall in output from the F&B and tobacco industry.
Index of industrial production for manufacturing up 0.4% in Q3
This was driven by a rise in output volumes in the food, beverages, and tobacco industry.
Industrial production for manufacturing up 0.3% in Q2
Its producer price index also inched up 0.8% YoY.
Manufacturing industrial production index up 1.6% in Q2
Food, beverages and tobacco output volume led the quarterly growth.
Manufacturing industrial production index up 1.1% in Q1
Output volume from food, beverages and tobacco industry rose 2.4%.
Producer e-waste responsibility scheme rolls out this year
It shifts the burden of recycling of old and unwanted appliances to suppliers.
Apple supplier AMS eyes secondary listing in Hong Kong
The Swiss-listed chipmaker saw its profits balloon after it supplied the optical sensors for Apple’s iPhone X.
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