UL Solutions opens expanded product testing facility in Vietnam

UL Solutions has announced the opening of an expanded laboratory in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, aimed at providing comprehensive testing and compliance services for a wide range of products. The new facility brings together testing for retail and consumer goods, electrical and electronic items, food contact materials, furniture, packaging, outdoor living products, power tools, and lawn and garden equipment under one roof.

This centralized location enables customers to streamline their product development processes, reduce lead times, and address safety, compliance, and market access requirements more efficiently.

Upayan SenGupta, senior vice president of Testing, Inspection, and Certification at UL Solutions, emphasized the growing need for trusted testing and compliance services as global supply chains diversify and extend across Southeast Asia. The expanded laboratory in Ho Chi Minh City enhances UL Solutions' capabilities in product safety, chemicals, indoor air quality, environmental assessments, and controlled indoor environment testing for outdoor products.

Additionally, the facility marks UL Solutions' first dedicated tools testing laboratory in Vietnam, covering power tools, lawn and garden equipment, battery-operated tools, and related battery packs and control evaluations.

The strategic location of Ho Chi Minh City enables UL Solutions to closely collaborate with customers and manufacturing networks, reducing the need for lengthy sample transportation. The expanded laboratory complements UL Solutions' global laboratory network, providing customers with local services backed by extensive technical expertise.

As Vietnam's garment and textile industry transitions towards higher-value production, this new laboratory in Ho Chi Minh City better supports businesses aiming to improve technology, boost productivity, and strengthen their competitiveness in the global market.