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How Singapore Got Its Manufacturing Mojo Back

The city-state courted highly automated production lines to become a
rare wealthy country to reverse its factory downturn

A GlobalFoundries production facility in Singapore in May.[im-567925]
A GlobalFoundries production facility in Singapore in May. Ore
Huiying for The Wall Street Journal
By Jon Emont
June 22, 2022 10:36 am ET
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SINGAPORE--The factory floor at GlobalFoundries Inc.'s Fab 7 beeps,
whooshes and whirs--the sounds of robotic arms and other machines
making chips for smartphones and cars. It is among the semiconductor
maker's most advanced facilities, and few of its 350-odd
manufacturing steps require humans.

In courting factories like this, Singapore has become a rare wealthy
country to reverse its manufacturing downturn. The city-state had
faced industrial decline, with World Bank figures showing
manufacturing falling to 18% of gross domestic product in 2013, from
27% in 2005.

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