Japanese medical equipment producer Mani, Inc. has opened a factory in Vientiane province, employing local workers to produce quality products for the company’s worldwide clients. Executive officers from Mani’s Japanese headquarters and branches in Vietnam and Myanmar gathered with local officials in Vientiane on Friday to mark the launch of the new Lao factory, called the Mani Vientiane Company. Mani has operated in Japan for 50 years, producing medical instruments such as dental, surgical and eye surgery equipment. The company will also manufacture dental equipment parts which will be sent for assembly with other parts produced in Vietnam. Mani has sunk US$ 2 million into the factory and has plans to expand its investment by a further US$1 million. The company had decided to invest in Laos due to its convenient location between Vietnam and Myanmar where the other branches are sited. The factory which is operated under the name of “MANI Vientiane Sole Co Ltd, Laos“, is located in Mai village, Phonghong district, Vientiane Province.
Source: Vientiane Times
