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Austria's AT&S picks Malaysia for RM8.5 billion factory, its first in Southeast Asia
By Farah Adilla June 10, 2021 @ 2:30pm

KUALA LUMPUR: AT&S, the Austria-headquartered global manufacturing leader of high-end printed circuit boards (PCB) and integrated circuit (IC) substrates, has chosen Malaysia as its first production plant in Southeast Asia.

AT&S chief executive officer Andreas Gerstenmayer met with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin via a video conference on Wednesday to convey the official announcement.

AT&S' new facility in Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kedah involved a proposed total investment of RM8.5 billion (1.7 billion euro) and would create 5,000 high-tech and high impact jobs, Senior Minister and International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said.

https://www.nst.com.my/business/2021/06/...billion-factory-its-first-southeast-asia