# Smith+Nephew opens $100M manufacturing facility in Penang, Malaysia

Smith+Nephew opened a new 250,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Batu Kawan, Penang, Malaysia, with an investment of over $100 million, supporting its Orthopaedics business and creating up to 800 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-06-28
- Where: Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, Malaysia
- Value: $100.0M
- Jobs: 800
- Starts operating: 28 Jun 2022
- Status: completed
- Products: orthopaedic devices
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [mida.gov.my](https://www.mida.gov.my/media-release/smithnephew-opens-world-class-manufacturing-facility-in-malaysia-to-support-its-orthopaedics-business/), 2022-06-28: "Smith+Nephew, the global medical technology company, today opened its new high technology manufacturing facility in Batu Kawan Industrial Park in Penang, Malaysia."
- [g-medtech.com](https://g-medtech.com/news/smithnephew-opens-100m-facility-in-malaysia-for-orthopaedics-business/), 2022-07-01: "Smith+Nephew opened its new high technology manufacturing facility in Batu Kawan Industrial Park in Penang, Malaysia."

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