SINGAPORE: US chemicals company Du Pont has officially opened a 42,000 square foot plastics manufacturing facility in the Tuas industrial area in Singapore.

The company declined to reveal the cost of the latest plant, but said on Thursday the plant is part of a S$200 million investment committed to the country.

The plant will produce Du Pont's Vespel brand of parts and shapes used in various industries such as aerospace and semiconductor.

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