Astino sees more sales to Asean with new plant

Regional sales: Building materials being produced at the Astino plant. The company’s exports to the Philippines, Indonesia and Singapore generated about 10 of the group’s annual revenue.

SEBERANG JAYA: Roofing product maker Astino Bhd expects the completion of its RM60mil plant in Nibong Tebal in 2019 to help boost its production by 10% from 120,000 tonnes per annum currently.

Given the additional capacity, group executive chairman Ng Back Teng said the company also planned to increase the contribution of its export sales to Asean countries.