# Smith+Nephew to build manufacturing facility in Penang, Malaysia

Smith+Nephew selected Batu Kawan Industrial Park in Penang, Malaysia for a new high technology manufacturing facility. Construction is expected to begin in early 2020, with first production batches before end of 2022, creating up to 800 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-11-19
- Where: Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, Malaysia
- Jobs: 800
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 250,000 sq. ft.
- Products: orthopaedic medical devices
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Smith+Nephew](https://endata.com/companies/32105.md)

## Sources

- [smith-nephew.com](https://www.smith-nephew.com/en/news/2019/11/19/20191119-sn-chooses-penang-malaysia-for-new-high-technology-manufacturing-facility), 2019-11-19: "Penang provides a great balance of manufacturing expertise, stable economy, established infrastructure, long history of foreign direct investment and established supply chain."
- [staging.malaysiakini.com](https://staging.malaysiakini.com/news/500430-uk-medical-equipment-multinational-to-build-facility-in-penang), 2019-11-19: "Construction will start in early 2020 and the first production batches to be shipped are expected before the end of 2022."
- [malaymail.com](https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2019/11/19/uk-medical-equipment-maker-smithnephew-opens-first-south-east-asia-plant-in/1811298), 2019-11-19: "Construction will start in early 2020 and the first production batches to be shipped are expected before the end of 2022."

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