Taiwanese industrial firm CQS Precision Die Casting is building a robotics manufacturing plant in Batangas, expanding its Southeast Asian production into companion robots and creating approximately 200 jobs, industrial park developer Aboitiz Economic Estates announced Wednesday.
The plant adds to a developing cluster of robotics-related manufacturing in Batangas’ industrial zones south of Manila. Aboitiz Economic Estates’ LIMA Estate, where the CQS facility will be located, hosts more than 200 companies and approximately 75,000 workers.
A separate robotics investment is underway at the neighboring Lima Technology Center Special Economic Zone, where Epson Precision Philippines is adding industrial robot production through a ₱40-million expansion targeted to begin commercial operations by March 2027.
CQS’s newly established local entity, MDT Technologies Philippines Inc., has taken over a 1.86-hectare industrial lot at LIMA Estate, in the Lipa-Malvar economic zone. The facility will produce the “Piebon Companion Robot” and is scheduled to become fully operational by the first quarter of 2028. Aboitiz Economic Estates formally handed over the property on September 15, following a groundbreaking ceremony held on August 25.
“We are pleased to welcome MDT Technologies Philippines to LIMA Estate as it takes this important step toward establishing its manufacturing operations in the country,” said Rafael De Mesa, president and chief executive officer of Aboitiz Economic Estates. “Our role is to provide a strategic location for businesses to move from investment decisions to operations.”
Taiwan-based CQS manufactures precision metal components for automotive, electric vehicle, mobility, agricultural, and general industrial applications. The company operates a manufacturing facility in Dong Nai, Vietnam, along with international warehousing serving clients in the United States. Its capabilities include aluminum and zinc die casting, computerized numerical control (CNC) machining, stamping, surface treatment, and sub-assembly.
The 200 jobs represent a modest addition to LIMA Estate’s existing workforce. The investment introduces a manufacturing category the estate has not previously hosted, in a zone built primarily around automotive, electronics, and general industrial production. Full-scale operations at the CQS facility remain more than a year away.
