# Sakamoto opens plastic fuel tank plant in Banting, Malaysia

Sakamoto Manufacturing Malaysia, a joint venture between Sakamoto Research and Development and Azman Hamzah Plastik, officially launched a RM90 million plant in Banting, Malaysia, to manufacture plastic fuel tanks. Production began in October 2017, with first units supplied to Perodua.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-11-28
- Where: Bandar Mahkota Industrial Park, Banting, Malaysia
- Value: $22.0M (90.0M MYR)
- Starts operating: Oct 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 300,000 units per year
- Products: plastic fuel tanks
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Sakamoto Manufacturing Malaysia](https://endata.com/companies/28414.md)
- [Perodua](https://endata.com/companies/15817.md) (customer)
- [Sakamoto Research and Development](https://endata.com/companies/28415.md) (partner)
- [Azman Hamzah Plastik](https://endata.com/companies/28416.md) (partner)
- [UMW Toyota Motor](https://endata.com/companies/28417.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [paultan.org](https://paultan.org/2017/11/28/sakamoto-opens-new-fuel-tank-factory-in-banting-first-plastic-fuel-tank-manufacturer-in-malaysia/), 2017-11-28: "Sakamoto Manufacturing Malaysia, a RM90 million facility located at the Bandar Mahkota Industrial Park in Banting, is Malaysia’s first manufacturer of plastic fuel tanks."

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