# Taiyo Yuden expands multilayer ceramic capacitor plant in Sarawak, Malaysia

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd. announced the expansion of its multilayer ceramic capacitors manufacturing facility in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, with a RM680 million investment. Construction commenced in September 2021, expected to create 2,000 additional jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-09-21
- Where: Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Value: $163.0M (680.0M MYR)
- Jobs: 2,000
- Status: under construction
- Products: multilayer ceramic capacitors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Taiyo Yuden](https://endata.com/companies/56801.md)
- [Taiyo Yuden (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd](https://endata.com/companies/57860.md)
- [Taiyo Yuden (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd](https://endata.com/companies/57860.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [mida.gov.my](https://www.mida.gov.my/media-release/taiyo-yuden-announces-expansion-of-multilayer-ceramic-capacitors-production-in-sarawak/), 2021-09-21: "The construction of this new plant is an important investment agenda under the Group's Medium-term Management Plan 2025."
- [freemalaysiatoday.com](https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2021/09/24/rm680mil-investment-by-taiyo-yuden-in-kuching-project-good-sign-says-azmin), 2021-09-24: "Taiyo Yuden’s decision to inject RM680 million capital investments into its new facility, which will generate 2,000 high-skilled jobs, speaks volumes for foreign investors’ confidence in Malaysia’s business ecosystem."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.