Singapore manufacturing

INVESTING GLOBALLY & PROFITABLY

Why Singapore’s manufacturing story holds

Sector-level margin pressure appears more manageable than the headline cost data initially suggests

Siemens' planned 200-million-euro digital factory in Singapore will produce industrial automation products.

Competing on value, not cost: Why Singapore appeals to German manufacturers

They increasingly view the city-state not just as a sales outpost, but also as a base to serve the rest of South-east Asia

A semiconductor fabrication plant. The linchpin electronics sector is up 44%, extending March's 29% rise.

Singapore factory output up 17.6% in April on AI-related electronics surge, beating forecasts

All clusters, except chemicals and biomedical manufacturing, record growth

Downside risks for Singapore have risen significantly, says MTI, as energy and key input supply disruptions due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade lead to cost spikes, driving up inflationary pressures.

Singapore maintains 2026 growth forecast at 2-4% despite rising downside risks from Iran war

MTI revises Q1 GDP growth upward to 6%; UOB, Maybank raise their full-year forecasts

The departure of food manufacturing operations from Singapore may not necessarily be reason for concern.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Yeo’s, Tiger Beer and now Gardenia – flight of food manufacturing from Singapore might be just as planned

By keeping high-value functions here and moving production out, local manufacturers are doing just what the Economic Strategy Review proposes

Visitors at the Singapore pavilion viewing a scale model of the Jurong Innovation District at Hannover Messe 2026.

Inside Singapore’s push to transform manufacturing through AI and automation

Cost, labour and competitive pressures push manufacturers to artificial intelligence, advanced engineering

Singapore's April NODX expansion is more than double the 10.9% growth forecast by private-sector economists in a Bloomberg poll.

Singapore exports beat forecasts with 24.5% April jump; AI demand seen staying strong

Last month’s NODX expansion comes on the back of robust artificial intelligence-related demand

The electronics cluster is up 30% year on year in March, reaching its fastest expansion since late 2024.

Singapore’s manufacturing output beats forecasts in March, but chemicals decline signals emerging Iran war risk

Strong factory growth points to an upward revision of Q1 GDP growth to around 5.2%, economists say

At the launch of the partnership between A*Star and Microsoft in Hannover, Germany, on Monday (Apr 20) were (from left):  Microsoft's managing director of digital engineering Guy Bursell; Microsoft's corporate vice-president of manufacturing and mobility Dayan Rodriguez; EDB's executive vice-president Cindy Koh; and A*Star's CEO of its advanced remanufacturing and technology centre Dr David Low.

A*Star, Microsoft team up to address AI adoption challenges in Singapore manufacturing

The goal is to boost productivity and manufacturing value-add while lowering costs using the technology