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Penang’s mainland growth engine — also known by its township name Bandar Cassia. Home to Batu Kawan Industrial Park (BKIP), Bandar Cassia Technology Park (BCTP) and the landing of the Second Penang Bridge.

19 Aug 2026 · Investment

Intuitive’s RM2 billion Batu Kawan plant: 40 acres carry a seven-acre building

The da Vinci robotic-surgery maker will spend more than RM2 billion over five years on its first Malaysian plant at Bandar Cassia Technology Park — about RM817 million of it on lan…

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Intuitive)Penang Development Corporation (PDC)Batu KawanBandar CassiaUnited StatesLife SciencesFactory Expansion / InvestmentIndustrial Parks
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7 Aug 2026 · Expansion

THMY Upsizes New Batu Kawan Factory to RM172.6mil — Five Times the Original Budget

Automated test solutions firm THMY Holdings has expanded its new Batu Kawan factory plan to RM172.6mil — five times the RM29.35mil budgeted at its IPO — with built-up area more tha…

THMY Holdings BhdBatu KawanBandar CassiaSeberang Perai SelatanFactory Expansion / Investment
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5 Aug 2026 · Investment

Eppendorf picks Batu Kawan: RM180mil plant is its first factory in Southeast Asia

German lab-equipment maker Eppendorf has signed with PDC for a greenfield RM180mil plant at Bandar Cassia Technology Park — its first factory in Southeast Asia, exporting to the US…

Eppendorf GroupPenang Development Corporation (PDC)Batu KawanGermanyBandar CassiaLife SciencesFactory Expansion / Investment
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5 Aug 2026 · Development

PDC Takes Full Control of BKIP2 in Byram After Three Failed Tenders

The Penang Development Corporation will develop the 1,300-acre Batu Kawan Industrial Park 2 in Byram itself after three RFP rounds failed, releasing about 200 acres of industrial l…

Penang Development Corporation (PDC)ByramSeberang Perai SelatanBatu KawanIndustrial ParksBKIPBatu Kawan Industrial Park
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13 Jul 2026 · Company News

Jabil further Expands in Malaysia Roots as It Climbs the Manufacturing Value Chain

Thirty years after opening its first Asian factory in Penang, Jabil now runs six Malaysian facilities employing 14,000 people. Malaysia MD Tan Siew Jin tells The Edge how the group…

Jabil IncBatu KawanBayan LepasKulimSungai PetaniChupingUnited StatesSemiconductorsFactory Expansion / Investment
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20 Jun 2026 · Investment

PM Anwar Opens MKS Inc’s RM400mil Super Center Factory in Batu Kawan

US semiconductor equipment giant MKS Inc has opened its Super Center Factory at Bandar Cassia Technology Park, Batu Kawan — its largest manufacturing investment since founding in 1…

MKS IncMKS Instruments Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.Batu KawanBandar CassiaSeberang Perai SelatanUnited StatesSemiconductorsFactory Expansion / Investment
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