# Ferrotec opens second manufacturing plant in Kulim, Malaysia

Ferrotec Group opened its second manufacturing plant in Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia, as part of an additional RM1 billion investment. The facility adds nearly one million square feet of automated manufacturing space and is expected to create over 1,000 jobs, ramping up production in Q1 2027.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-10-28
- Where: Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia
- Value: $225.0M (1.00B MYR)
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: Q1 2027
- Status: completed
- Capacity: nearly one million square feet
- Products: quartz, advanced ceramics, precision metal fabrication, electromechanical assembly
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [businesstoday.com.my](https://www.businesstoday.com.my/2026/11/05/ferrotecs-new-kulim-plant-to-create-over-1000-skilled-jobs-boost-semiconductor-production/), 2026-11-05: "Ferrotec Group’s newly opened second manufacturing plant in Kulim, Kedah, is expected to create more than 1,000 high-value jobs"

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