# Ferrotec opens second semiconductor plant in Kulim, Malaysia, creating over 1,000 jobs

Ferrotec opened a second factory in Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia, in a RM1 billion expansion. The Padang Meha plant adds nearly one million square feet of manufacturing space and is scheduled to increase production in Q1 2027, with full production targeted for Q2 2027. The expansion is expected to create over 1,000 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-10-28
- Where: Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Value: $215.0M (1.00B MYR)
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: Q1 2027
- Status: completed
- Capacity: nearly one million square feet of manufacturing space
- Products: semiconductor equipment components (quartz, advanced ceramics, precision metal parts)
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Ferrotec Group](https://endata.com/companies/16091.md)

## Sources

- [my.ibtimes.com](https://my.ibtimes.com/ferrotec-second-factory-kulim-rm1-billion-expansion-1812815), 2026-11-06: "Ferrotec has opened a second factory in Kulim, Kedah, in a RM1 billion expansion that the Malaysian Investment Development Authority expects to create more than 1,000 jobs."

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