Ferrotec opens second plant in Kulim, Malaysia, with 1,000 new jobs
Ferrotec has opened its second manufacturing plant in Kulim, Malaysia, which will create more than 1,000 new jobs. The new plant brings the company’s total investment in its two Kulim sites to about MYR 1.9 billion.
Plant 2 was officially opened on 28 October, according to a press release from the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA). It adds almost 93,000 square metres (nearly one million square feet) of highly automated manufacturing space, with room for more than 700 high-precision CNC machines. Capacity is set to ramp up in the first quarter of 2027, with full production in the second quarter.
The first plant, which started production in January 2024, was built for an initial investment of more than MYR 900 million (EUR 199 million). It makes quartz and advanced ceramic parts, precision metal components and electromechanical assemblies for the semiconductor industry. Ferrotec then committed another MYR 1 billion (EUR 221 million) to the expansion. Together, the Kulim operations now employ more than 2,200 people.
“Ferrotec’s decision to open a second plant in Kulim, in less than three years after its first plant began operations, reflects the Group’s confidence in Malaysia as a base for semiconductor equipment manufacturing,” says Datuk Sikh Shamsul Ibrahim Sikh Abdul Majid, CEO of MIDA.
