Floating Button
The Edge Singapore
Sign In
Home Issues 1000th issue
Premium
1000th issue

From sugars to semiconductors

Lim Hui Jie
Lim Hui Jie • 9 min read
From sugars to semiconductors
As Singapore's manufacturing sector moves toward high-cost products like semicons, how can it remain competitive?
Font Resizer
Share to Whatsapp
Share to Facebook
Share to LinkedIn
Scroll to top
Follow us on Facebook and join our Telegram channel for the latest updates.

Singapore has evolved in just a few dec­ades from a low-cost, labour-plentiful as­sembly base into an expensive city where land remains scarce and labour challeng­es of a different kind are now prevalent.

TAGS
manufacturing
tech manufacturing
semiconductors
PC
HP
Globalfoundries
Texas Instruments Inc

Highlights

Trending Now
Mapletree fund winds down as US$1.4 bil student dorm bet sours
Keppel's close of planned sale of M1 to Simba extended
Maybank initiates ‘buy’ call for Seatrium
OCBC's Lim upgrades CLCT to 'hold' on expected yield-based returns of more than 8%
Yangzijiang Financial clears the decks after China’s credit boom
×
The Edge Singapore
Download The Edge Singapore App
Google playApple store play
Keep updated
Follow our social media
Subscribe to The Edge Singapore
Get credible investing ideas from our in-depth stock analysis, interviews with key executives, corporate movements coverage and their impact on the market.
Topics
Broker's CallsResultsBanking & finance
PropertyContractsAll flash categories
Products & Services
NewsNewsletterVideosOptions
SG60AdvertisingT&CsSitemap
About Us
Our CompanyContact UsEditorial TeamJoin Us
Advertise with usFAQsPrivacy PolicyMalaysiaEvents
© 2026 The Edge Publishing Pte Ltd. All rights reserved.