Penang Science Park

Mainly high-tech manufacturers. Printed circuit boards and substrates (TTM Technologies, Ibiden Electronics, Elite Material), electronics and EMS (BYD Electronics, SIBS, Grand Venture Technology), batteries (Enovix with YBS International), sensors and precision engineering (LEM, Oxford Innotech, NSW Automation), medical devices and instruments (Paramit), food manufacturing in the Halal Food Zone (Federal Oats Mills) and logistics (Agility Logistics, 99 Speed Mart's distribution centre). PDC screens land buyers, so the park has stayed focused on manufacturing rather than general commercial use.

Yes — it is a PDC-controlled park, and the control works through PDC's land conditions rather than a published list of banned trades. Every plot is sold for the specific manufacturing purpose stated in the buyer's application and approved by PDC and the relevant authorities; a factory must be built within two years of the transfer; and the land cannot be sold, transferred, sub-divided, leased or sub-let without PDC's prior written consent. On top of that, every project needs Department of Environment clearance under the DOE's siting and zoning guidelines, which is what keeps heavy and polluting industries out. In practice the park was planned as a high-technology, knowledge-based park and the existing occupiers are clean-to-medium manufacturers — PCB and substrate fabrication, electronics, batteries, precision engineering, medical devices, halal food processing and logistics. Confirm the permitted use, express conditions and DOE requirements for a specific lot with PDC and MBSP before buying or leasing.

It is at Bukit Minyak in Seberang Perai Tengah, on the Penang mainland, immediately south of Bukit Minyak Industrial Park and north-east of Batu Kawan, with a 14100 Simpang Ampat postal address. The North–South Expressway's Bukit Tambun interchange is a few minutes away via the Jalan PSPN 2 link road, the Second Penang Bridge is about 12 km away through Batu Kawan, the Penang Bridge roughly 20 km via Juru and Perai, Penang Port in Butterworth about 24 km, George Town about 28 km and Penang International Airport about 36 km via the Second Bridge. Simpang Ampat and Bukit Mertajam KTM Komuter stations serve the area, though most workers arrive by car, motorcycle or factory bus.

As a PDC-developed park, the road, drainage and utility backbone was laid to a high standard: 11 kV TNB supply with 33 kV or 132 kV connections available for larger plants, underground water mains, wide concrete roadside drains for flood protection, fibre-optic telecommunications and a 30-metre-wide three-lane dual carriageway link road (Jalan PSPN 2) connecting the park to the Bukit Tambun toll plaza. Gas Malaysia's mainland piped-gas network serves the Bukit Minyak area, but confirm availability for a specific plot with Gas Malaysia before committing. Newer factories in the park are commonly built with high eaves, heavy floor loading, cleanroom-ready shells and solar-ready roofs.(Subject to individual landlord or business operator)

Inside the park there is a five-block workers' hostel in Penang Science Park North (684 units, capacity 12,313 workers, with canteen, surau, shops and bus bay), a 99 Speed Mart regional distribution centre and the Halal Food Zone. Bukit Minyak town and Taman Bukit Minyak, a few minutes north, cover daily needs — food, banks, petrol stations and workshops. Bukit Mertajam and Alma (about 10 km) offer AEON Mall Bukit Mertajam, KPJ Penang Specialist Hospital and Bukit Mertajam Hospital, while Batu Kawan and Bandar Cassia (about 10 km) add IKEA, Design Village outlet mall, new housing and UOW Malaysia KDU Penang's university campus. Simpang Ampat town and its KTM station are about 6 km east.

Leasehold. Penang Science Park is PDC land, which is typically alienated on 60-year leasehold titles with conditions attached — the land must be used for the approved industrial purpose and PDC's consent is normally required before a plot can be transferred or sub-let. Always check the remaining lease and the express conditions on the individual title before buying.

Yes, if you are a manufacturer with an approved project. PDC's Industrial Division allocates plots in Penang Science Park and Penang Science Park North to qualifying companies at a published land price — RM 70 per square foot as at PDC's November 2024 price list — subject to application and approval. The applicant company needs paid-up capital of at least RM 200,000, must build within two years of the transfer, and takes the land subject to PDC's conditions on use and resale. The Halal Food Zone is reserved for halal-certified food manufacturers. Investors and companies that do not qualify, or who need a building immediately, buy or lease existing factories on the secondary market instead — and even those resale deals need PDC's consent.

Penang Science Park is priced above Bukit Minyak Industrial Park but still well below island locations like Bayan Lepas. Rates vary with tenure, building age, specification and plot size. Contact a local industrial agent for current market rates and available inventory. As at year 2026, PDC's published price for new industrial land in Penang Science Park and Penang Science Park North is RM 70 per square foot (leasehold, approved manufacturers only). On the secondary market, purpose-built detached factories on 1.5 – 2 acre plots are asking roughly RM 375 – 650 per square foot on built-up (about RM 195 – 340 per square foot on land area), and rental rates are around RM 1.80 – 3.50 per square foot on built-up depending on age and specification.