# Pentamaster Corporation to build third factory in Penang

Pentamaster Corporation Bhd will invest RM120 million in a new 500,000 sq ft state-of-the-art facility in Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, its third factory in the state. The expansion is slated to commence in Q1 2022 and will create 300 new engineering jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-11-05
- Where: Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Value: $29.0M (120.0M MYR)
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: Q1 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 500,000 sq ft built-up area
- Products: automated test equipment, automation solutions for medical, factory, and warehouse
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Pentamaster Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/58463.md)

## Sources

- [focusmalaysia.my](https://focusmalaysia.my/3-home-grown-tech-plcs-announce-rm520m-expansion-in-penang/), 2021-11-05: "This expansion is to accommodate our automation solutions for the medical industry, factories and warehouses as well as test farm for wafer burn-in, optical sensors testing."

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