Chin Well banking on Vietnam operations

Group director Tsai Chi-yun(inset) told StarBiz the group was making plans to raise contribution from Vietnam, which is focused on manufacturing do-it-yourself (DIY) and industrial fasteners. The group produces about 3,800 tonnes of fasteners a month in Vietnam. (Pic shows Chin Well Holdings Bhd Vietnam Manufacturing Complex - file pic))

GEORGE TOWN: Chin Well Holdings Bhd is looking to its operations in Vietnam to play a bigger role in contributing to group revenue, as the problem of hiring foreign labour hinders its growth in Malaysia.

Group director Tsai Chi-yun told StarBiz that the group’s manufacturing facility in Bukit Minyak, Seberang Prai, Penang, was now operating on one shift, using about 45% of its production capacity, due to a shortage of foreign labour.