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2 Nov 2026 · Investment

US-backed DTEC plans US$600m rare-earth refinery in Malaysia

Majority US-owned DTEC Mineral plans a US$600m rare-earth refinery in Malaysia within three years, after winning the first raw rare-earth export permit.

DTEC Mineral and Metal TechnologyKedahPerakTerengganuNegeri SembilanPenangUnited StatesRare Earths & Critical MineralsFactory Expansion / Investment
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17 Oct 2026 · Expansion

AT&S picks IJM for RM1.23b Kulim plant in €2b expansion

AT&S has hired IJM to design and build RM1.23b of new plant at Kulim Hi-Tech Park, part of a €1.5b to €2b expansion backed by AMD and a second customer.

AT&SIJM CorporationKulimSemiconductorsFactory Expansion / Investment
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14 Oct 2026 · Development

NCT InnoSphere: 122 acres of factories at Bukit Kayu Hitam

Budget 2027 names NCT InnoSphere, a 122-acre park by the Thai border. Filings show 136 factories, land at RM23 psf and no free-zone status yet.

NCT AllianceNorthern GatewayBukit Kayu HitamIndustrial ParksLogistics & Warehousing
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12 Oct 2026 · Company News

DNeX settles SilTerra dispute; Chinese fund to put in RM100m

DNeX and Beijing’s CGP Fund have ended their SilTerra legal fight; CGP’s Mimastronics will put RM100m into DNeX Semiconductor, owner of 60% of the Kulim fab.

Dagang NeXchange Bhd (DNeX)SilTerra Malaysia Sdn BhdKulimChinaSemiconductorsMergers & Acquisitions
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25 Sep 2026 · Industrial

Gurun Heavy Industrial Park: land sales, prices and tenants

Ann Joo's Gurun Heavy Industrial Park in Kedah sold 122.5 acres to China's LB Group and Putailai in 2026 at RM44–45 psf; about 135 acres are left.

Ann Joo ResourcesLB GroupShanghai Putailai New Energy TechnologyGurunChinaIndustrial ParksLand DealsFactory Expansion / Investment
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25 Sep 2026 · Investment

LB Group starts RM1b titanium dioxide plant in Gurun, Kedah

China's LB Group has started a RM1 billion titanium dioxide plant on 60.1 acres in the Gurun Heavy Industrial Park, Kedah, with RM600 million in phase 1. It paid RM117.8 million, o…

LB GroupAnn Joo ResourcesShanghai Putailai New Energy TechnologyMIDAGurunChinaFactory Expansion / InvestmentLand Deals
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24 Sep 2026 · Investment

Pekat leases 470 acres in Sungai Petani for a solar farm

Pekat Teknologi signed a conditional 24-year lease on 470 acres of oil-palm land in Sungai Petani at RM350 an acre a month for a solar and battery plant. The Kedah lessor, named af…

Pekat GroupTCC PlantationSungai PetaniLand DealsRenewable Energy
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8 Sep 2026 · Investment

BYD picks Inokom in Kulim after dropping Tanjung Malim plant

BYD has named Sime Darby’s Inokom plant in Kulim as its Malaysian assembly partner, a month after dropping its own Tanjung Malim plant over MITI’s conditions.

BYDSime MotorsInokomKuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK)MITITanjung MalimKulimPerakKedahChinaAutomotiveFactory Expansion / Investment
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29 Aug 2026 · Closure

Formosa Prosonic sells Sungai Petani factory for RM22.1mil, closes the site, moves to Port Klang

Formosa Prosonic is selling its 26-year-old Sungai Petani factory for RM22.1 million and shutting it down entirely as it consolidates into Port Klang. The RM5.3 million earmarked f…

Formosa Prosonic Industries Bhd (FPI)Yetta Steel Industries Sdn BhdSungai PetaniKedahCapital RecyclingLand DealsrelocationFactory Expansion / Investment
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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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