Tomypak Holdings Bhd proposed to acquire a 100% stake in Johor-based packaging manufacturer EB Packaging Sdn Bhd for RM120 million to bolster its packaging manufacturing capacity after a fire incident at its Senai plant.

Sapura Industrial's unit Sapura Machining Corporation signed a master purchase agreement with Chery Corporate Malaysia to assemble front and rear axle systems for Chery vehicle programmes over four-and-a-half years, valued at RM307 million, to be carried out at a new facility in Bukit Beruntung, Selangor.

Sapura Industrial Berhad's subsidiary Sapura Machining Corporation Sdn. Bhd. signed a Master Purchase Agreement with Chery Corporate Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. to assemble front and rear axle systems for Chery vehicle programs. The contract is valued at approximately RM307 million over 4.5 years and will be performed at a new facility in Bukit Beruntung, Selangor.

Can-One shareholders have backed a MYR 917.2 million offer for Kian Joo, a Malaysian packaging company.

Safran Landing Systems opened a €2 million, 1,000-square-metre carbon-brake maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, near Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Safran Landing Systems inaugurated a €134 million expansion of its carbon-brake manufacturing and heat-sink refurbishment facility in Sendayan, Negeri Sembilan, adding 7,000 square metres of space. The expansion is expected to double carbon-brake disc production capacity by 2028.

Scientex agreed to acquire a 42.41% stake in Daibochi through a share swap valued at RM222.5 million, with a mandatory general offer for the remaining stake under consideration.

Vivax-Metrotech Corporation announced a new manufacturing facility in Penang, Malaysia, with an investment of RM48 million that will create 175 high-skilled jobs and produce precision technologies for telecom and utilities.

Oliver Healthcare Packaging officially opened a new 120,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, producing medical-grade pouches, lids and roll stock for Asia-Pacific pharmaceutical and medical device customers. The opening was reported on 15 May 2025.

Atlas Copco Group completed the acquisition of the compressor business of Penang-based JetCan Engineering Sdn Bhd, which sells and services compressed air equipment in northern Malaysia; 24 employees join the group. The price was not disclosed.

Keyto MY Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of Shenzhen Keyto Fluid Technology, inaugurated its fluid technology manufacturing plant in Batu Kawan, Penang, on November 18, 2024, expected to generate RM 65 million in sales over three years.

Mamee-Double Decker will invest up to RM150 million in a new production facility using the latest generation of automatic production technology to support export growth to more than 80 countries. The announcement was made by CEO Pierre Pang on April 2, 2024.

Brooks Instrument opened a 57,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Penang, its fourth global production site, to make GF100 mass flow controllers for semiconductor customers.

ANDRITZ received its ninth PrimePress X shoe press order from Lee & Man Paper for the PM26 containerboard machine at the Best Eternity Recycle Technology mill in Banting, Malaysia, with start-up planned for end of 2024.

Tomypak Holdings Bhd, via its subsidiary Tomypak Flexible Packaging, proposed to acquire a 70% equity interest in flexible plastic packaging firm EB Packaging Sdn Bhd for RM73.5 million, with completion expected in Q4 2023.

Reach Integrated Sdn Bhd won a contract from SEA Hibiscus to supply, test, deliver, install and commission 10 motor operated valves with Rotork actuators and MIR Valve ball valves for the SF30 Water Flood Phase 2 project in the North Sabah PSC offshore oil field.

PulPac signed a partnership making HZ Green Pulp its first licensee in Malaysia for dry molded fiber technology. HZ Green Pulp, based in Perak, plans a fast market launch of molded pulp products such as lids, food trays and cutlery.

Paladon Systems finalized an order for pneumatic spring return actuators and control components for the Exxon Mobil Price Agreement (GUA-X Asset Restoration and Maintenance Support) in Malaysia.

Baker Hughes was awarded a contract by MMHE to supply CO2 compression equipment for PETRONAS Carigali's Kasawari offshore carbon capture and sequestration project in Sarawak, Malaysia, capable of reducing 3.3 million tons of CO2 per year.

Faeth Group was contracted by a major global customer to execute the specialty gas supply system for the expansion of its factory in Kulim, Malaysia, in a multi-million USD order.

Sensata Technologies held a groundbreaking for a new Green Certified building in Malaysia that adds 40,000 square feet, bringing total manufacturing space to nearly 275,000 square feet. The company plans to invest an additional RM510 million within five years.

Swiss vacuum valve maker VAT Group held a groundbreaking for a 39,200 square meter factory extension in Penang, Malaysia. The project will create about 500 jobs and more than double the Malaysian operation's production capacity.

Paladon Systems has completed a batch of pneumatic spring-to-close actuators with control systems for the Exxon Mobil price agreement in Malaysia, managed by EMEPMI. The batch was shipped to Malaysia.

The Wilo Group opened a new assembly plant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with an assembly line, test bench and training offices, to serve as a Southeast Asia hub. Production of vertical pressure-boosting systems is planned from the end of 2021.

Petronas Carigali awarded the EPCIC contract for subsea production, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) systems for the Limbayong deepwater project offshore Sabah to FMC Wellhead Equipment, a TechnipFMC subsidiary.

Nine Dragons Paper expects its 550,000-tonne-per-year packaging paper capacity in Malaysia to start production before the end of Q2 2022. The plan was disclosed on 2020-10-10.

Muda Holdings, through subsidiary Federal Packages, agreed to acquire a 60% equity stake in Quantum Total Packages, which runs a corrugated carton factory in Parit Buntar, Perak, for RM15 million. The purchase price was based on net asset value and projected profit.

Oji announced a new corrugated packaging plant in Malaysia with 7 million m² per month capacity on a 42,000 m² site, to be operated by subsidiary United Kotak Berhad at a cost of about JPY4bn. Production is scheduled to start in January 2022.

DexCom selected a 28-acre site in Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, for a new facility making sensors and applicators for its CGM systems, with construction expected to begin in the second half of 2020.

Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering contracted Siemens Gas and Power to supply SGT-300 gas turbine generators, mechanical-drive turbines and DATUM compressors for Petronas Kasawari gas field offshore Sarawak. Start-up is expected early in 2023.

Siemens Gas and Power won a contract from Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering to supply three SGT-300 gas turbine generators, three mechanical-drive turbines and three DATUM compressors for the Kasawari gas field offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. The article is dated June 3, 2020.

Shanghai Baosteel Packaging plans to build a beverage can plant in Malaysia at a cost of RMB461 million (US$66 million), its second project outside China after Saigon, Vietnam.

Subsidiary Max Ease International agreed on 17 March 2020 to extend its printed carton supply agreement with British American Tobacco for Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam for five years to 31 December 2024. A formal contract is expected by end of Q2 2020.

Siemens Gas and Power was awarded a contract to supply three SGT-300 gas turbine generators, three mechanical-drive gas turbines and three DATUM centrifugal compressors for the Kasawari gas field development offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. MMHE and TechnipFMC execute the work for end user PETRONAS Carigali.

VAT Group completed Phase 2 of its Malaysian campus in September 2019, expanding it from 6,000 to 24,000 square metres, a step forecast to raise global production capacity by 30%.

Neway Valve (Suzhou) ordered more than 570 Rotork IQ3 multi-turn actuators for gate and ball valves at the Pengerang Deepwater Petroleum Terminal operated by Pengerang Terminals (Two) in Johor, Malaysia. The order was announced in July 2019.

Can-One Bhd signed a sale and purchase agreement to sell F&B Nutrition Sdn Bhd to Wholesome Dairies Pte Ltd for between RM800 million and RM1 billion. Proceeds will pay down about RM750 million of bank borrowings used to privatise Kian Joo Can Factory.

IPP, a joint venture now part of SCG Packaging, opened a new greenfield packaging factory in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, on 15 February 2019, equipped with Koenig & Bauer, Heidelberg and Bobst converting equipment.

HPI Resources subsidiary Harta Packaging Industries (Perak) launched its second plant, HP2, at the Parit Buntar industrial area, worth RM45 million. The plant doubles the group's northern production capacity to 66,000 tonnes annually.

Wellcall Holdings and Trelleborg Holding signed a shareholders agreement on 15 January 2019 to form a Malaysian company making composite hose and fittings, with Trelleborg holding 51%. Initial capital is US$2.2 million and completion is expected by year end.

Malaysian packaging services firm Scientex agreed with several vendors to acquire a 42.41% controlling stake in Daibochi for MYR222.5 million ($53.11 million), subject to a conditional share sale agreement.

Zhejiang Xinshengda Holding Group plans a paper mill in Kulim, Malaysia, with three machines and 700 thousand tonnes per year of GD cardboard capacity, following a late November 2018 MoU with Invest Kedah Berhad. The investment is estimated at 1.2 billion ringgit and about 1,300 jobs.

ASX-listed Secos Group signed a two-year lease, with an option for two more years, on a 30,000 sq ft facility about 19 km from Port Klang to expand bioplastic resin manufacturing, with resin production expected by June 2018.

Malaysian fast-food packaging printer Interpress Printers ordered an EVO XD flexo printing line from KBA-Flexotecnica, a Koenig & Bauer subsidiary, for new premises in Kuala Lumpur. The press is due on stream by end of 2018.

SCGP Solutions (Singapore), a subsidiary of SCG Packaging, acquired a majority stake in Malaysian packaging printer Interpress Printers as of January 19, 2018.

Japan's Rengo acquired a 25% stake in United Packaging Malaysia Pte Ltd, a corrugated box maker in Shah Alam near Kuala Lumpur, in early 2018.

Oji Holdings will install a new containerboard machine with 450,000 tons per year capacity at GS Paperboard & Packaging in Malaysia, investing about JPY 35 billion for the machine and energy and water treatment equipment. Start-up is expected in April 2021.

Oji Holdings plans to spend about 35 billion yen ($308 million) to more than double production of corrugated-cardboard materials in Malaysia.

Yokogawa Kontrol (Malaysia) won an EPCC order from PETRONAS to supply an analyzer house with process analyzers and sampling devices, plus tank quality and pipe tracking solutions, for the RAPID project's oil storage facilities at Pengerang. Construction is due to finish by August 2018 and operations start in 2019.

Fresenius Medical Care opened its regional manufacturing plant in Bandar Enstek, Malaysia, which will serve as its Southeast Asia manufacturing hub and is the first peritoneal dialysis products plant in Malaysia.