(plasteurope) -- Global plastics injection moulder Rosti (Malmo / Sweden) is set to open a new subsidiary, Rosti Integrated Manufacturing Solutions, in Senai, Johor Bahru / Malaysia in July 2012. The 5,000 m2 factory, where 150 people are to be employed by the end of this year, will initially focus on producing complete modules for business machines, although output eventually will cater to the group?s core E&E, packaging, medical and automotive end customer markets.
Rosti said it would invest EUR 3mln in machinery for the site over the next 12 months, by the end of which the facility will boast a full range of Sumitomo Demag injection moulding machines.
The decision to open a new facility in South East Asia was driven by customer demand, Rosti said, adding that Johor Bahru not only affords the group close access to clients, but also to neighbouring Singapore, where many global players have set up their regional HQ.
Rosti is already represented in Asia, through subsidiaries in China and India.
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(joboord) -- Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co., an affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries Co., or Sabic, said Saturday its plants resumed operations Thursday after a temporary halt of most of its factories earlier in the week.
The halt was caused by a technical breakdown in a unit that produces the steam used in the companys manufacturing operations, the petrochemical producer said in a statement posted on the Saudi bourse website.
The plants are now operating at their usual capacity, Kayan said, adding that its difficult to assess the financial impact at present but it will be very limited because the plants were stopped for a short period of time.
Among the plants that were taken off line are those producing high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP) and ethylene glycol (EG), the company said.
Saudi Kayan has a 400,000 tonne/year HDPE plant, a 350,000 tonne/year PP plant in Al-Jubail and a 650,000 tonne/year EG plant at the site.
The company also has an ethylene capacity of 1.48m tonnes/year at the site.
Saudi Kayan is 35%-owned by Saudi petrochemical giant SABIC.
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(hydrocarbonprocessing) -- A gas processing plant belonging to Petronas Gas Bhd. in the northeastern Malaysia state of Terengganu caught fire Thursday, leading to 12 deaths and injuring many others. The fire, which occurred at complex A at the site in Kerteh, Terengganu, was brought under control within 30 minutes.
A gas processing plant belonging to Petronas Gas Bhd. in the northeastern Malaysia state of Terengganu caught fire Thursday, leading to one death and injuring many others. Contract workers from the Hyundai-PFCE Consortium (HPC), on site to undertake planned maintenance works at the plant, were affected by the incident.
One fatality was reported while two personnel were still warded at a hospital, Petronas said in a statement.
The remaining affected personnel received appropriate medical treatment, according to the company. Media reports identified as many as 23 injuries.
The fire, which occurred at complex A at the site in Kerteh, Terengganu, was brought under control within 30 minutes by the complexs emergency response team, Petronas said.
The cause of the fire was not known.
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