# VAT Group to build second plant in Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang

Swiss-based VAT Group AG held a groundbreaking ceremony for its second plant (Factory 1b) in Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, Malaysia. The RM600 million facility will create 600 jobs and more than double production capacity, contributing about 50% of VAT's global capacity by 2028.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-01-27
- Where: Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Value: $142.0M (600.0M MYR)
- Jobs: 600
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: more than double production capacity; 50% of global capacity by 2028
- Products: high-end vacuum valves
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [VAT Group](https://endata.com/companies/7146.md)
- [VAT Manufacturing Malaysia Sdn Bhd](https://endata.com/companies/60638.md)

## Sources

- [buletinmutiara.com](https://www.buletinmutiara.com/swiss-based-manufacturer-to-set-up-second-plant-in-batu-kawan-industrial-park/), 2022-01-27: "This expansion project is expected to create 600 new jobs in the next five years, bringing VAT’s Malaysia total headcount in Penang to over 1,200."

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