The second factory building at Hung Hing’s Hanoi-based printing complex will be completed in the second half of 2025, according to COO Richard Lim. “This new three-story building will specialize in board games and other game-related production,” says Lim, adding that his team “is seeing more interest from overseas clients in diversifying their production sourcing from Vietnam—and Southeast Asia in general—and our current space and capacity is almost fully utilized.”
Back in China, at its sprawling Heshan facility, Lim and his team have been busy upgrading Hung Hing’s advanced planning and scheduling (APS) system. “This is about auto-consolidating data for all processes involving materials and production, as well as scheduling production for the machines,” Lim says. “APS significantly reduces manual work while improving data transparency and visualization. It enables the facility to consolidate manpower, materials, and resources, and it standardizes the data for our ERP system. Overall, it reduces inventory levels while optimizing resource utilization.”
Last year, Hung Hing reduced its total VOC emissions from 27.05 tons in 2022 to 6.69 tons while increasing its solar energy capabilities by over 120%, from 2.47 MWh to 5.48 MWh. Its total energy and water usage also dropped by 11.1% and 17.3%, respectively, during the same period.
Hung Hing’s sustainability efforts won it the prestigious Green Dot Award at Drupa 2024 in May. The award, presented by print supplier KBA, recognizes the company’s practices in areas such as renewable energy, electric vehicle usage, and effective waste management.
Hung Hing has also produced a range of award-winning innovative and sustainable products in recent months. For instance, two offerings from its trademarked Papery brand—the GraphiChair, made of recyclable cardboard, and the MiniBag, a fashion accessory made of washable kraft paper with a leather-like texture—won a total of three prizes at the 2024 FujiFilm Innovation Print Awards.
In April, following the Hong Kong government’s single-use plastics ban, Papery launched a series of eco-friendly bento box and cutlery sets made of bamboo and husk fiber. “We have also introduced minimalist-style packaging with lighter and less materials to decrease material and shipping costs and, more importantly, to reduce our clients’ carbon footprints,” says executive chairman Matthew Yum.
Yum’s diversification strategy extends beyond objects. Hung Hing has launched Wondersaurus, a new brand under its Active Minds book retail chain, at upmarket Hong Kong shopping malls to provide unique interactive reading experiences to young readers. Its STEM Plus has solidified its network within the Hong Kong education sector by holding more school bookfairs and STEM-related activities.
“Extending our chain of value-added services beyond printing and packaging means opening up new opportunities— especially in sales and branding—and this is about extending that extra mile for our publishing clients,” says Yum.
