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The article presents the author views on the artificial island of Jurong Island in the South Africa that considered as the heart of Singapore's energy and chemicals industry. He states that the Singapore is focuses on to become a regional liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading center with the construction of its first LNG terminal.

The article reports that Wacker-Chemie has opened a technical center in Singapore. The center will focus on construction polymers, silicone emulsions, silicone resins, and antifoam agents, and on the development of product applications for the construction, textile, and pulp and paper-processing sectors, as well as for process industries. The center will offer support to customers of the group's Wacker Polymers and Wacker Silicones divisions, helping them develop products and product applications for Southeast Asian markets.

This article reports on the appointment of Simon Yang as chief technology officer at Singapore-based Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, as of October 2005. Yang brings more than 18 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. He was previously a senior vice president for logic technology development and manufacturing at Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. and prior to that, a director of logic device and process integration at Intel. Chartered also noted that Yang has been awarded 12 U.S. patents and is the author or co-author of more than 30 technical papers.