SINGAPORE -- MicroCare today announced the opening of a distribution center here to serve its customers in the Pacific Rim, and named Jerald Chan to manage the new division.

Chan had been recently hired as regional sales manager.

The new facility will house a sales staff, a fully stocked warehouse and a testing lab. It will support customer requirements for the full array of MicroCare products, including electronics cleaners and other cleaning fluids, defluxers and degreasers. The office will begin operations May 19 and be fully operational by the end of the summer, the company said.

"This new staff and facility are based on the requirements of our customers,” said MicroCare vice president – International Mike Jones. "It will help us serve customers across the ASEAN marketplace from one large, efficient and centralized warehouse. We’ll have local sales people, local office staff, local inventory and local service and support."

The new facility is MicroCare's third, including its main factory and warehouse in Connecticut and a distribution and sales depot in Belgium.