Manufacturers rely on Asia-Pac to boost sales

EXPORTS to Asia-Pacific are expected to play a key role in boosting the revenues of public-listed companies involved in the manufacture of metal- and plastic-based products for the third and fourth quarters.

SLP Resources Bhd, for example, is expected to derive about 45% of its overseas revenue from the sale of plastic packaging materials in Asia, particularly to Japan and Indonesia, compared with about 40% last year.