Editing Philips (section)

===Asia===
====Thailand====
Philips Thailand was established in 1952. It is a subsidiary that produces healthcare, lifestyle, and lighting products. Philips started manufacturing in Thailand in 1960 with an incandescent lamp factory. Philips has diversified its production facilities to include a fluorescent lamp factory and a luminaries factory, serving Thai and worldwide markets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ntccthailand.org/job-webboard/thai-graduate-program/241-philips-electronics-thailand-ltd |title=Philips Electronics (Thailand) Ltd |access-date=11 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815185051/http://www.ntccthailand.org/job-webboard/thai-graduate-program/241-philips-electronics-thailand-ltd |archive-date=15 August 2016}}</ref>

====Hong Kong====
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[[File:HKSP PhilipsElectronicsBldg.jpg|thumb|The Philips building in the [[Hong Kong Science Park]], August 2006]]
Philips Hong Kong began operations in 1948. Philips Hong Kong houses the global headquarters of Philips' Audio Business Unit. It also house Philips' [[Asia Pacific]] regional office and headquarters for its Design Division, Domestic Appliances & Personal Care Products Division, Lighting Products Division and Medical System Products Division.<ref name="philips.com.hk">{{cite web|url=http://www.philips.com.hk/about/company/local/index.page|title=(Company profile – Philips Hong Kong)|website=Philips.com.hk|access-date=27 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721085441/http://www.philips.com.hk/about/company/local/index.page|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1974, Philips opened a lamp factory in Hong Kong. This has a capacity of 200&nbsp;million pieces a year and is certified with [[ISO 9000|ISO 9001:2000]] and [[ISO 14000|ISO 14001]]. Its product portfolio includes prefocus, lensend and E10 miniature light bulbs.<ref name="philips.com.hk"/>

====China====
Philips established its first 50/50 joint venture company Beijing Philips Audio/Video  Corporation (北京飞利浦有限公司) with Beijing Radio Factory (北京无线电厂) to manufacture audio consumer electronic products in Beijing in 1987. In 1990, a factory was set up in [[Zhuhai]], [[Guangdong]], mainly manufactures [[Philishave]]s and healthcare products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qixin.com/company/72a62d25-5108-4ef1-b9f0-8ed7816f8612?token=6634d44741ea2a3640fcc99c4f9032c6&from=bkdt|title=珠海经济特区飞利浦家庭电器有限公司联系方式_信用报告_工商信息－启信宝|website=Qixin.com|access-date=7 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408010333/http://www.qixin.com/company/72a62d25-5108-4ef1-b9f0-8ed7816f8612?token=6634d44741ea2a3640fcc99c4f9032c6&from=bkdt|archive-date=8 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In early 2008, Philips Lighting, a division of Royal Philips Electronics, opened a small engineering center in [[Shanghai]] to adapt the company's products to vehicles in Asia.<ref>[http://www.autonews.com/article/20080501/ANE02/748157025/philips-opens-lighting-center-in-china Philips opens lighting center in China] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120055343/http://www.autonews.com/article/20080501/ANE02/748157025/philips-opens-lighting-center-in-china |date=20 November 2018}} Automotive News Report – 1 May 2008</ref> Today,{{when|date=September 2024}} Philips has 27 WOFE/JVs in China, employing more than 17,500 people. China is its second-largest market.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.europeanchamber.com.cn/en/business-directory/9942 |title=Philips (China) Investment Co. Ltd. |website=The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327111623/http://www.europeanchamber.com.cn/en/business-directory/9942 |archive-date=27 March 2019}}</ref>

====India====
Philips began operations in India in 1930, with the establishment of '''Philips Electrical Co. (India) Pvt Ltd''' in [[Kolkata]] (then Calcutta) as a sales outlet for imported Philips lamps. In 1938, Philips established its first Indian lamp manufacturing factory in Kolkata. In 1948, Philips began manufacturing radios in Kolkata. In 1959, a second radio factory was established near [[Pune]]. This was closed and sold around 2006. In 1957, the company converted into a public limited company, renamed "Philips India Ltd". In 1970, a new consumer electronics factory began operations in Pimpri near Pune. Also, a manufacturing facility was started in Chakan, Pune in 2012. In 1996, the Philips Software Centre was established in [[Bangalore]], later renamed the Philips Innovation Campus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bangalore.philips.com/ |title=About Us |website=Philips Innovation Campus |access-date=24 November 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719085246/http://www.bangalore.philips.com/ |archive-date=19 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2008, Philips India entered the water purifier market. In 2014, Philips was ranked 12th among India's most-trusted brands according to the Brand Trust Report, a study conducted by Trust Research Advisory.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.trustadvisory.info/allindia_2014.html|title =India's Most Trusted Brands 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150502221904/http://www.trustadvisory.info/allindia_2014.html|archive-date =2 May 2015 |access-date =29 October 2014 |website=Trust Advisory}}</ref>
Now Philips India is one of the most diversified health care companies and focuses on imaging, sleep and respiratory care products, ultrasound, monitoring and analytics items, as well as therapeutic care products. In 2020, Philips introduced mobile ICUs in order to support clinicians to meet the rising demand of ICU beds due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

====Israel====
Philips has been active in Israel since 1948 and in 1998, set up a wholly owned subsidiary, Philips Electronics (Israel) Ltd. The company has over 700 employees in Israel and generated sales of over $300&nbsp;million in 2007.<ref>{{cite web
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Philips Medical Systems Technologies Ltd. ([[Haifa]]) is a developer and manufacturer of [[CT scan|computerized tomography]] (CT), diagnostic and [[medical imaging]] systems. The company was founded in 1969 as [[Elscint]] by [[Elron Electronic Industries]] and was acquired by Marconi Medical Systems in 1998, which was itself acquired by Philips in 2001. Philips Semiconductors formerly had major operations in Israel; these now form part of [[NXP Semiconductors]].

On 1{{nbsp}}August 2019, Philips acquired Carestream HCIS division from Onex Corporation. As part of the acquisition, Algotec Systems LTD (Carestream HCIS R&D) located in Raanana Israel changed ownership in a share deal. In addition to that, Algotec changed its name to Philips Algotec and is part of Philips HCIS. Philips HCIS is a provider of medical imaging systems.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

====Pakistan====
Philips has been active in Pakistan since 1948 and has a wholly owned subsidiary, Philips Pakistan Limited (Formerly Philips Electrical Industries of Pakistan Limited).<ref>{{cite web
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 }}</ref> The head office is in [[Karachi]] with regional sales offices in [[Lahore]] and [[Rawalpindi]].

====Singapore====
[[File:Philips Singapore HQ.JPG|thumb|A part of the former Philips Singapore HQ complex at Toa Payoh in September 2006; the new Philips APAC HQ was opened on the site of this particular building in June 2016]]

Philips began operations in Singapore in 1951, initially as a local [[Distribution (marketing)|distributor]] of [[import]]ed Philips products.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0326862D:SP | title=Philips Singapore Pte Ltd – Company Profile and News | website=[[Bloomberg News]] | access-date=15 May 2022}}</ref> Philips later established manufacturing sites at [[Boon Keng|Boon Keng Road]] and [[Jurong|Jurong Industrial Estate]] in 1968 and 1970 respectively.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://remembersingapore.org/2015/07/25/50-made-in-singapore-products-exhibition/ | title="50 Made in Singapore Products" Exhibition at the National Museum of Singapore | date=25 July 2015 | access-date=15 May 2022 | archive-date=24 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124060907/https://remembersingapore.org/2015/07/25/50-made-in-singapore-products-exhibition/ | url-status=live}}</ref> Since 1972, its regional headquarters has been based in the central [[New towns of Singapore|HDB town]] of [[Toa Payoh]], which from the 1990s until the early 2010s consisted of four interconnected buildings housing offices and factory spaces. In 2016, a new Philips APAC HQ building was opened on the site of one of the former 1972 buildings.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.philips.com.sg/a-w/apaccenter/innoexp-articles/workplace-innovation/witness-the-unveiling-of-our-new-apac-center.html | title=Witness the unveiling of our new APAC Center | access-date=15 May 2022 | archive-date=31 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831105522/https://www.philips.com.sg/a-w/apaccenter/innoexp-articles/workplace-innovation/witness-the-unveiling-of-our-new-apac-center.html | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.laudarchitects.com/philips | title=Philips | access-date=15 May 2022 | archive-date=4 August 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804230420/http://www.laudarchitects.com/philips | url-status=live}}</ref>