<article>German firm Evonik is investing S$762 million to open a new plant on Jurong Island, while NTU and LTA have partnered to test and further refine automated buses.</article>

German firm Evonik is investing S$762 million to open a new plant on Jurong Island, while NTU and LTA have partnered to test and further refine automated buses.
<h3 style="text-align: justify;">Evonik to develop second methionine plant on Jurong island with S$762m</h3>
German industrial firm <a style="color: #000080;" href="http://www.dealstreetasia.com/tag/evonik/" target="_blank">Evonik</a> is building a second methionine plant in Singapore, less than two years after it opened its first plant in the country. This will enable Evonik to double its production capacity in Singapore to 300,000 tonnes per annum. It will commence operations in 2019.
This new plant represents an investment of over 500 million euros (S$762 million). <a style="color: #000080;" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methionine" target="_blank">Methionine</a> is an essential amino acid used in animal feed and is crucial to human biological functioning.
The second methionine plant will aid Evonik in meeting growing demand, following increased meat consumption in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and create an estimated 150 jobs, adding to the workforce of 200 that works at its current facility.
Singapore&#8217;s <a style="color: #000080;" href="http://dealstreetasia.com/tag/edb" target="_blank">Economic Development Board (EDB)</a> says the decision to build a second plant reflects confidence in the city-state&#8217;s high-value manufacturing sector. EDB chairman Beh Swan Gin stated: &#8220;The Asian growth story remains a bright spot despite the uncertain global economic environment, and Singapore is well placed to help international companies pursue opportunities in this region.&#8221;
<h3 style="text-align: justify;">NTU-LTA partnership to test robotic buses</h3>
Commuters travelling between NTU, Cleantech Park and Pioneer MRT station may soon be able to ride on autonomous buses, following a partnership between Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N) to develop autonomous bus technologies.
Part of LTA’s Request for Information (RFI) on autonomous mobility concepts issued in June 2015, this will see two 12-metres autonomous buses outfitted with a suite of intelligent sensors and charging technology for recharging at bus depots or bus stops.
Speaking on the development, Professor Lam Khin Yong, NTU Chief of Staff and Vice President (Research) said, “Current efforts worldwide have been focused on cars so this autonomous bus trial is the first-of-its-kind in Singapore that will aim to improve road safety, reduce vehicle congestion, alleviate pollution and address manpower challenges.”
The LTA is continuing to seek collaborations with other potential industry partners with regard to autonomous mobility-on-demand and self-driving bus trials as it seeks to develop autonomous public transport solutions for deployment in Singapore.
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Evonik is building a second plant on Jurong Island while the LTA and NTU are collaborating to test automated buses. 

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