# UWC Bhd to expand in Batu Kawan, Penang

UWC Bhd will expand its footprint in Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, as part of a collective RM520 million investment by three companies. The project is slated to commence in Q1 2022 and will create new jobs, contributing to the total of 1,300 new opportunities across the three expansions.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-11-05
- Where: Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Starts operating: Q1 2022
- Status: announced
- Products: integrated engineering and manufacturing services for automated test equipment
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [UWC Bhd](https://endata.com/companies/58858.md)

## Sources

- [focusmalaysia.my](https://focusmalaysia.my/3-home-grown-tech-plcs-announce-rm520m-expansion-in-penang/), 2021-11-05: "Three Bursa Malaysia-listed companies...are expanding their respective footprints in Penang by collectively taking up 35 acres in Batu Kawan Industrial Park."

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