Semiconductor company QES Group Berhad has committed for the establishment of RM40 million plant in Batu Kawan
Industrial Park, Penang and its adoption of solar energy as a renewable source to decrease reliance on conventional electricity.
The QES 2@BKIP is designed to minimise its environmental impact and integrate with its surroundings, aiming to achieve green building certification by utilising eco-friendly materials and implementing renewable energy solutions. This project is expected to create 100 high-quality job opportunities within 3 years.
Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) who was at hand the event said “we see this in QES’s upcoming plant where innovative hi-tech semiconductor manufacturing meets sustainability. Such convergence will also help Malaysia’s manufacturing sector move up the global value chain more quickly, while creating better-paying jobs for our people, and contributing to our net zero future.”
“QES is confident that QES 2@BKIP will further reinforce our presence and foster our efforts for growth and success” said
Chew Ne Weng, Group Managing Director of QES Group Berhad. Simultaneously, QES 2@BKIP will be used to house the joint venture company, Applied Engineering Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd. (“AETM”) with its USA counterpart Applied Engineering Inc. This will double AETM’s factory space from its current rented facility of 18,000 square feet to approximately 30,000 square feet and doubling its manpower requirements over the next 3 years.
