UL Solutions Opens Expanded Product Testing Facility in Vietnam
The expanded Ho Chi Minh City laboratory helps manufacturers, retailers and brands streamline product development and access global markets.
Customers can reduce testing complexity and lead times by accessing a broader range of services in one location.
The laboratory includes UL Solutions' first controlled indoor environment in Vietnam for testing products intended for outdoor use.
UL Solutions has also established its first dedicated laboratory in Vietnam for testing power tools and lawn and garden equipment.
NORTHBROOK, Ill., October 26, 2026--UL Solutions Inc. (NYSE: ULS), a global leader in applied safety science, today announced the opening of its expanded Ho Chi Minh City facility, enhancing local testing and compliance support for manufacturers, retailers and brands in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
The expanded laboratory brings together testing of retail and consumer products, electrical and electronic products, food contact materials, furniture, packaging, outdoor living products, power tools and lawn and garden equipment in a single location. This helps customers streamline product development, reduce lead times and address safety, compliance and market access requirements more efficiently.
"As global supply chains diversify and sourcing expands across Southeast Asia, manufacturers and brands need trusted testing and compliance services closer to where products are developed and made," said Upayan SenGupta, senior vice president, Testing, Inspection and Certification, Consumer, at UL Solutions. "Our expanded Ho Chi Minh City laboratory helps customers accelerate product testing and compliance, meet evolving requirements and access global markets with confidence."
The laboratory expands testing capabilities for product safety, chemicals, indoor air quality and environmental assessments. It also features UL Solutions' first controlled indoor environment in Vietnam for testing products intended for outdoor use, including gazebos, canopies, outdoor furniture and other outdoor living products. The indoor setting allows UL Solutions to test large outdoor-use products under a variety of controlled conditions that simulate real-world weather events.
The facility also establishes UL Solutions' first dedicated tools testing laboratory in Vietnam. Its capabilities cover power tools, lawn and garden equipment, battery-operated tools and systems, and related battery pack and control evaluations in accordance with applicable UL and IEC standards. These services can help manufacturers identify safety and compliance issues earlier in product development and production, enabling more efficient access to North American and other global markets.