Singapore firms can tap EU expertise in urban sustainability
Closer economic ties could result in more examples like that of Keppel Seghers Belgium
Janice Heng
Brussels
KEPPEL Corporation unit Keppel Seghers houses its engineering centre in a cosy former brewery in Belgium, while its Singapore team oversees operations and project management aspects of the company's waste-to-energy, water reuse, desalination, and wastewater treatment projects.
Moves such as the European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) could facilitate other Singapore firms who are looking at opportunities in Europe, said Keppel Seghers Belgium executive director Jackson Goh.
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