# Osram inaugurates EUR 1 billion LED fab in Kulim, Malaysia

Osram inaugurated its new advanced LED factory in Kulim, Malaysia on November 23, 2017. The plant, with a total investment of EUR 1 billion, will produce blue LED chips for general lighting and later automotive lighting.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-11-23
- Where: Kulim, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Value: $1.18B (1.00B EUR)
- Starts operating: 23 Nov 2017
- Status: completed
- Products: blue LED chips, mid-power LED chips, high-power LED chips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Osram Opto Semiconductors](https://endata.com/companies/16521.md)
- [OSRAM](https://endata.com/companies/16573.md)

## Sources

- [ledinside.com](https://www.ledinside.com/news/2017/12/osrams_kulim_plant_will_create_economies_of_scale_for_the_firm_ceo_says), 2017-12-01: "Osram’s new LED fab in Kulim, Malaysia was inaugurated on November 23."
- [m.ledinside.com](https://m.ledinside.com/node/view/28706.html), 2017-12-05: "We plan to manufacture mid-power LED chips for general lighting at first, and later expand the line-up with high-power LED chips also for general lighting and other automotive lighting lines in 2018."

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