Manufacturing procurement supply chain logistics

South Korea – Hyundai Motor said it will conduct a voluntary recall of some 47,000 new Sonata sedans to replace faulty door latches.

Global - Procter & Gamble (P&G) and Walmart topped a supply chain ranking on Cannondale Associates List report.

Japan – Toyota will recall nearly 300,000 Prius hybrid vehicles for faulty brakes, the latest in a series of recalls that are threatening to sully the automaker’s brand.

Singapore - The manufacturing economy in Singapore contracted in January from the month before on lower orders and inventory.

China - Airbus says demand and growth of the Chinese airplane market surpasses other regions, and continues a watchful eye over the thriving aviation market in China.

Singapore - Rolls-Royce commenced construction of its 154,000 sq m research centre at Singapore's Seletar Aerospace Park yesterday.

Global – Toyota said it is readying a repair for sticky accelerator pedals that caused the company to recall nearly eight million cars worldwide.

Global - Global natural rubber supplies are tight, and the outlook is bullish on favourable fundamentals, said the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries.

China – Three Chinese companies have been found selling dairy products laced with melamine, more than a year after hundreds of thousands of children fell sick in a huge milk scandal.

Australia – Fonterra said plans are in place to bump up cheese and whey powder processing capabilities at its dairy manufacturing sites in northern Tasmania.