GERMAN firm Continental has set up a S$36 million research centre in Singapore, to serve the growing engineering demands in Asia and worldwide. The 10,170 sq m-facility, which at present houses 650 employees from the Interior division of the Continental Automotive Group, as well as staff from the ContiTech and the tyre division, can be expanded to accommodate up to 1,000 employees. The firm intends to expand in the interior division in Asia, since the region accounts for 19% sales.(PRA)
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