Manufacturing

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D&L posts higher Q1 2026 profit amid fuel price shocks, Lao family adds stake

Rising oil prices and supply disruptions tied to the Middle East conflict are pressuring manufacturers, but D&L Industries Inc. still grew first-quarter earnings as stronger margins cushioned the impact.

26 Mar 2026

5:24PM

D&L resets 2026 outlook, positions for growth despite global shocks

D&L Industries Inc., the country’s leading food ingredients and industrial plastics manufacturer, has reset its projections for 2026 as volatility in oil prices, currency, and global supply chains reshapes assumptions across industries.

13 Mar 2026

8:10AM

Unilever opens first factory outside Luzon in Cebu

By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan

CEBU CITY—Global brand Unilever Philippines has put up its first manufacturing plant outside Luzon that is dedicated to producing home care products for the Visayas and Mindanao.

6 Mar 2026

5:43AM

Fly Ace to build manufacturing hub at LIMA Estate in Batangas

Fly Ace Corp. is expanding into local manufacturing with plans to build a 7-hectare production facility inside LIMA Estate in Lipa-Malvar, Batangas, marking a strategic shift for the long-established food company.

31 Jan 2026

10:04AM

D&L targets abaca as a major growth market in plastics

D&L Industries Inc. said it has developed a 100 percent abaca pellet that can be used directly by plastic compounders, opening a new commercial pathway for one of the Philippines’ most abundant natural fibers.

28 Nov 2025

9:59AM

IMI exits German display technology company VIA Optronics after nearly a decade

The Ayala Group’s Integrated Micro-Electronics (IMI) is selling VIA Optronics, ending its position in the Germany-based display-technology company after nearly a decade.

5 Nov 2025

9:31AM

D&L posts 9-month 8% profit rise despite record coconut oil prices; Batangas plant beats targets

D&L Industries, the supplier of ingredients to some of the country’s top restaurants and fast-food chains, posted an 8 percent profit growth for the first nine months of 2025 despite record-high coconut oil prices that nearly tripled from 2023 lows.

3 Nov 2025

5:14PM

URC targets Nov. 4 completion of Bais lagoon repairs amid full rehabilitation drive

Universal Robina Corp. (URC) has started extensive rehabilitation and cleanup efforts at its Bais Distillery in Negros Oriental after a containment lagoon collapsed and released wastewater into nearby waters.

3 Nov 2025

12:27PM

Steniel kicks off P315-M share sale after newly two-decade suspension

Steniel Manufacturing Corp. is returning to the capital markets with a P315.3-million follow-on offering as it seeks to fund expansion and strengthen operations.