SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The recent inauguration of the P50-million expansion facility New Asahi Group Subic Trading Corp. at the Tipo Hightech Eco Park makes a concrete affirmation of the robust growth of the trucking industry here.
“The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority takes great pride in developments like this,” said SBMA chairman and administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño. “f Freeport’s strength lies in the enterprises that choose to invest, expand, and remain within its borders.”
Aliño noted that New Asahi Group’s decision to consolidate its expertise in sourcing, importation, reconditioning, fabrication, and after-sales support under the Apex Trucks brand, and to do so here in Subic, is a strong vote of confidence in both the Freeport and the favorable business climate that the SBMA diligently maintains.
The expansion spans 5,231.60 square meters within THEP and is projected to create 25 additional jobs. The facility will handle importation, exportation, transshipment, warehousing, rebuilding, and trading of trucks, buses, as well as heavy and industrial equipment.
New Asahi Group Subic Trading Corp. specializes in the dealership and importation of commercial vehicles, focusing on reconditioned Japanese trucks, heavy equipment, and industrial machinery. Operating under the Apex Trucks name, the company is involved in the import, export, transshipment, storage, rebuilding, and wholesale of trucks, buses, heavy and industrial equipment, along with new and used spare parts and accessories.
With Aliño at the inauguration ceremony were New Asahi Group chairman and CEO Ahamed Mohamed Mohamed Hussain, president Shukry Hussain, COO Riza Nazeer, SBMA senior deputy administrator for business and investment Barney W. Lee III, and Olongapo City Mayor Atty. Rolen C. Paulino, Jr.
Representatives from the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Philippines, along with Xantheng (Subic) International Corp. president Simon Su and XSIC vice-president for operations Kelly Uy, were also in attendance. Dante Salvaña
