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| Halliburton launches manufacturing center in Malaysia Halliburton inaugurated its sixth Eastern Hemisphere-based manufacturing center, augmenting the company's 16 existing production facilities across North and Latin America, Europe and Asia. The 20,000-square-meter (approximately 215,000-square-foot) facility, approximately 60 kilometers (37 miles) northwest of Singapore, targets supply chain production and delivery capabilities across Halliburton's Completion and Production division. Personnel in Johor perform procurement and customer-service activities, as well as engineering, machining and product assembly. Approximately 100 employees work in the facility today and headcount is expected to exceed 250 by year-end. The Johor facility primarily will supply the company's completion equipment and cementing tools to customers in the Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and Europe Eurasia regions. Currently, Halliburton plans to continue its Eastern Hemisphere expansion with a combined manufacturing and technology center opening in Singapore later in 2008. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |