Invest
International investment in Malaysia
Who has actually invested, at what stage, and what the official figures do and do not say. Every company record on this page comes from a MIDA media release, and carries the stage that release establishes — announced, groundbreaking, under construction or operating.
Company records
15 investment, 10 presence
Statistics period
1H 2026, approvals
Last reviewed
14 October 2026
A listing here is not an endorsement — in either direction
A MIDA media release records that an investment was made and, usually, that the agency facilitated it. It does not establish that Malaysia endorses, certifies, sponsors or approves the company, its products, its conduct or its claims. Equally, the absence of a company from this page says nothing about it: the page lists what MIDA has published, and MIDA does not publish a release for every investment.
The presence of large or well-known international companies in Malaysia is not, by itself, evidence of anything about the investment climate, and it is not used as such here. Each record stands on its own stated facts.
No company logo, wordmark or trade dress appears on this page. Company names are used only to identify the entity named in the official release.
No joint venture, technology transfer, local supplier relationship, training programme or government partnership is inferred anywhere on this page. Where one of those appears in a record, the release itself states it — there is exactly one joint venture and one training centre below, and both are named as such by MIDA.
This is not a government service
The True Malaysia is an independent information gateway. It is not MIDA, not MITI, not any Malaysian government body or agency, and not acting for one. Nothing here is an approval, a determination, an endorsement or an offer, and no part of this page is a government service.
For incentives, the authority map, company establishment, free zones, market access and customs, see Invest in Malaysia. This page deliberately repeats none of it.
No incentive rate, duration or qualifying threshold appears anywhere on this page. Those are the deciding authority's to state and they live on the Invest in Malaysia page. No capital figure here is summed with another and no currency is converted, because a total no official source published would be an invented statistic.
All 10 images on this page are editorial illustrations, including the one at the top. None is a photograph of a company, facility, site, project or person named here, and no fact on this page is drawn from an image.
1 company record on this page could not be fully confirmed from the MIDA release it cites and is marked "Verification required" on the card itself, with the specific gaps named there.
Landscape
Malaysia's investment landscape
The sectors this page covers, one card each. Scroll the rail or use the arrows; nothing moves on its own.
Investment hub
Malaysia as a regional investment base.
Editorial illustration; not a photograph of a named company or project.
Food & beverage
Food and beverage manufacturing.
Editorial illustration; not a photograph of a named company or project.
Fashion & retail
Fashion retail floor space.
Editorial illustration; not a photograph of a named company or project.
Jewellery & luxury
Jewellery craft and retail.
Editorial illustration; not a photograph of a named company or project.
Automotive & mobility
Automotive manufacturing.
Editorial illustration; not a photograph of a named company or project.
Textiles & apparel
Textile manufacturing.
Editorial illustration; not a photograph of a named company or project.
Food service
Food service outlets.
Editorial illustration; not a photograph of a named company or project.
Logistics & trade
Trade and logistics movement.
Editorial illustration; not a photograph of a named company or project.
Partnership
International business partnership.
Editorial illustration; not a photograph of a named company or project.
9 editorial illustrations. None depicts a company, facility or project named on this page, and no image is reused across two sectors.
Approved investment
What the headline number is, and what it is not
RM218.5 billion is the value of investments APPROVED in Malaysia between January and June 2026. It is not money that has arrived. MIDA describes approved foreign investment as "a forward-looking indicator of investor's confidence" that "will be realised into actual inflows" over subsequent years, and reports a typical development cycle of 18 to 24 months from approval to completion.
Realised foreign direct investment is a different measure, published by the Department of Statistics Malaysia on the basis of financial transactions. MIDA states the two series are not comparable. If you need inflow figures, take them from DOSM and do not convert an approval total into one.
The distinction decides how the number should be read. An approval total rising means more projects were sanctioned. It does not establish that more capital entered the country in the same period, and no figure on this page should be quoted as though it did.
Total approved investment
RM218.5 billion
Up 11.7% from RM195.5 billion in 1H 2025
Across 2,746 projects.
Approved foreign investment
RM126.9 billion (58.1%)
Up 18.5%
Approved domestic investment
RM91.6 billion (41.9%)
Up 3.5%
Expected jobs from approved projects
99,030
Up 8.4%
Jobs expected from the approved projects, not jobs created in the period.
Most of the growth is data centres
The information and communications subsector rose 68.2% to RM103.3 billion, and data-centre and cloud-computing projects alone accounted for RM95.8 billion — close to 44% of all approved investment across the entire Malaysian economy in the half year. Reading the RM218.5 billion total and the sector percentages without this figure gives a picture of broad-based growth that the underlying composition does not support.
This concentration is a fact about the approval data, not a judgement about it. It does mean that anyone citing Malaysia's 1H 2026 investment performance as evidence about manufacturing, or about their own sector, should check the composition first.
By sector
Services
RM149.6 billion (68.5%)
Up 21.0%
1,750 projects, 34,475 jobs expected.
Manufacturing
RM51.3 billion (23.5%)
Down 25.1% year-on-year; up 2.6% excluding lumpy 1H 2025 projects
973 projects, 64,555 jobs expected. Both growth figures are MIDA's own; the fall is the headline comparison and the rise is the like-for-like one.
Primary
RM17.6 billion (8.0%)
Up 414.0% from RM3.5 billion
Driven by 23 offshore oil and gas projects, which is why the percentage is so large off a small base.
Largest sources of approved foreign investment
- United StatesRM33.1 billion
- SingaporeRM25.9 billion
- JapanRM22.3 billion
- ChinaRM16.5 billion
- Cayman IslandsRM4.1 billion
These five accounted for more than 80% of approved foreign investment in the half year. A source country in this series is the jurisdiction the investment was recorded as coming from, which is not always where the ultimate owner sits — the Cayman Islands entry is the clearest illustration of that, and it is the reason this list is not presented as a ranking of national economic ties.
States named in the release
- SelangorRM70.0 billion835 projects.
- JohorRM59.4 billion
- W.P. Kuala LumpurRM26.6 billion
- Pulau PinangRM20.2 billion
- SarawakRM10.8 billion
The release names these five. It gives no totals for the remaining states, so none are shown here and no state is described as receiving the least.
How much of it gets built
MIDA reports implementation rates against its own approvals: 83.8% for 2025 approvals and 65.5% for 1H 2026. The agency attributes the lower recent figure to those projects still sitting inside the normal 18-to-24-month development cycle rather than to failure.
These are MIDA's figures about MIDA's approvals and they are reproduced here because they are the honest counterweight to any approval total. They are not a prediction about any individual project, including the ones listed on this page.
Every figure in this section: MIDA — Malaysia Secures RM218.5 Billion in Approved Investments in 1H 2026, With Domestic Investment in Manufacturing Up 23% (opens in a new tab) · Verified 2026-10-14
Ownership
How much of a Malaysian company a foreign investor may own
In manufacturing, foreign investors may hold 100% of the equity. MIDA states this applies to new projects and to expansion or diversification by existing companies, regardless of export level, and across all products and activities. It has been the position since June 2003.
Manufacturing
This is the standing policy, not a concession negotiated project by project. A page or adviser presenting 100% manufacturing ownership as an exceptional approval is describing the pre-2003 regime.
Equity and export conditions imposed on a company BEFORE 17 June 2003 remain in force. A company carrying them may apply to have them removed, and MIDA states that "approval will be given based on the merit of each case".
Companies previously exempt from manufacturing licensing become subject to the policy once shareholders' funds reach RM2.5 million or they employ 75 or more full-time staff. Licensed companies previously exempt from equity conditions must comply from the same threshold.
Services
In services, the Companies Act 2016 imposes no equity condition on a Malaysian incorporated company. That is not the same as there being no restriction: MIDA states that "specific equity conditions may be imposed for specific approvals, operating licences, permits or registrations" by the ministry or agency regulating the activity.
So in services the binding constraint is the licence, not the companies legislation, and it differs by activity and by regulator. MIDA's Services Sector Guidebook is the reference for equity rules in each promoted subsector. Establish which regulator licenses your activity before assuming any ownership level is available.
Joint ventures are encouraged, not required
MIDA states that the government encourages joint ventures between Malaysian and foreign investors. That is an encouragement, not a requirement, and it does not create a local-partner obligation in manufacturing.
A company with an approved equity structure "will not be required to restructure its equity at any time", provided it continues to meet its original approval conditions and project features.
Read this as a summary, not a ruling
This is a summary of MIDA's published equity policy as it stood on 14 October 2026. It is not legal or tax advice, it is not a determination about any project, and the deciding authority for your activity may hold a different view of it than you do. Verify your own position with MIDA and with the ministry or agency that licenses your activity.
MIDA — Equity Policy (opens in a new tab) · Verified 2026-10-14MIDA's standing statement of foreign equity rules for manufacturing and services. Undated on the page itself.
Method
Reading a stage
An announced intention, an approved investment, a project under construction and an operating facility are four different things, and coverage routinely blurs them. A figure attached to an announcement is a plan, not a result. Each record below is tagged with the stage its own release establishes, and shows the sentence that establishes it, so you can check the classification rather than take it on trust.
Announced
An intention, a site selection, or a facilitation agreement with MIDA. Nothing has been built and no capital figure here is a result.
Groundbreaking held
A ceremony has taken place on a stated date, usually with a target completion year. Kept separate from "under construction" because a groundbreaking release often does not state that construction has begun, and this page will not put words in MIDA's mouth.
Under construction
The release states that construction is under way. No current record on this page carries this stage; it exists so that one can be classified correctly when it does.
Operating
The release states that the facility has opened, launched or been commissioned. This is the only stage at which a stated capital figure may describe money already spent, and even then only where the release says the project is complete.
Company footprints
International companies in Malaysia
25 records in two collections. 15 are investment and project records from MIDA media releases — 7 describing an operating facility, 6 a groundbreaking and 2 an announcement only, with capital figures on the latter two being commitments rather than results. The other 10 record a verified Malaysian presence, which is not evidence of foreign direct investment. Every card says which it is.
International companies with a verified Malaysian presence
A second, separate collection. These records establish that a company has operations, a subsidiary or a facility in Malaysia. That is a different claim from the investment records above, and it is not evidence of foreign direct investment.
Market presence is not FDI. A retail outlet, a franchise, a distributor, a supplier relationship or a brand on a shelf tells you a company sells or operates here — not that capital entered the country. Every record carries a relationship label saying exactly which it is.
Most of these come from MIDA's Investor Highlights, which the agency does not date. Where a figure is visibly old — Infineon's headcount is stated as of 2015, Intel's investment total covers 42 years from 1972 — the record says so and the figure is not presented as current. Each card shows the date its source supports and the date it was last checked.
Fashion and retail, and jewellery and luxury, have no record here. Well-known brands in both categories trade in Malaysia, but identifying the Malaysian operator or master-franchisee needs a primary source this research did not reach, and naming a brand without its operator would be exactly the retail-presence-as-investment error this page refuses to make. IKEA was dropped for the same reason: its MIDA page is visibly from around 2007 and describes a distribution centre rather than the retail business.
Showing 25 of 25 records
No chip is shown for Fashion & retail or Jewellery & luxury: no record in either collection has a primary source for those sectors yet, and a filter that matches nothing would be worse than saying so.
- MIDA-reported approved investmentOperatingExpansion of an existing site
Syntiant Corp.
Manufacturing and research and development for low-power AI, including MEMS processing, IC preparation, and test and assembly, alongside engineering and AI research
- Sector
- Electronics & semiconductors
- Malaysian location
- Penang — Seberang Perai
- Investor origin
- United States — the release gives its headquarters as Irvine, California
- Stated figures
- Not stated in the release
Why it is classified operating
The release states the company "officially opened its new manufacturing and research and development (R&D) campus in Penang today".
Read with care: The release describes the campus as more than doubling an existing Penang footprint to roughly 220,000 square feet, so this is an expansion rather than a first entry. The 800 figure is the workforce the campus supports, not 800 newly created posts.
MIDA media release — Syntiant Corp. (opens in a new tab)Source as of 2026-01-19 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- MIDA-reported approved investmentGroundbreaking heldExpansion of an existing site
Novolyte Technology Sdn. Bhd.
Parent or group: Shenzhen Capchem Technology Co., Ltd.
Manufacturing of battery electrolytes, with planned annual capacity of about 30,000 metric tons
- Sector
- Energy & renewables
- Malaysian location
- Kedah — Kulim Hi-Tech Park
- Investor origin
- China — the release gives the parent's headquarters as Shenzhen
- Stated figures
- Not stated in the release
Why it is classified groundbreaking held
A groundbreaking ceremony was held "to begin construction of its new battery electrolyte manufacturing facility". The release states the plant is "slated for commissioning in Q3 2026".
Read with care: The release cites an existing Plant 1 in the same park as the basis for this facility. The Q3 2026 commissioning target has passed; whether it was met is not established by this release and has not been verified here.
MIDA media release — Novolyte Technology Sdn. Bhd. (opens in a new tab)Source as of 2026-01-19 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- MIDA-reported approved investmentGroundbreaking held
Rianlon Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Parent or group: Rianlon Corporation (Shenzhen Stock Exchange, ChiNext: 300596)
Research and development and manufacturing of polymer anti-ageing materials, lubricant materials and bio-based materials
- Sector
- Other
- Malaysian location
- Johor — Tanjung Langsat Industrial Complex, Pasir Gudang
- Investor origin
- China — the release describes the project as the group's "first major integrated facility outside China"
- Stated figures
- RM1.27 billion
Why it is classified groundbreaking held
The release states Rianlon "officially broke ground yesterday on its R&D and Manufacturing Base in Johor", the ceremony therefore falling on 19 January 2026.
Read with care: Completion of the R&D and Phase I plant facilities is targeted for the first quarter of 2027. The RM1.27 billion is the stated investment for the base, not a sum already spent.
MIDA media release — Rianlon Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (opens in a new tab)Source as of 2026-01-20 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- MIDA-reported approved investmentOperating
congatec — Penang subsidiary
Embedded computing research and development, design, customisation and technical support, including x86-based platforms, Computer-on-Modules, and software and solution stacks
- Sector
- Electronics & semiconductors
- Malaysian location
- Penang
- Investor origin
- Not stated in the release. The dateline is Taipei City, Taiwan, and the release refers to "German engineering DNA" and "Designed in Germany" standards, but it names no headquarters country
- Stated figures
- Not stated in the release
Why it is classified operating
The release announces "the establishment of its new subsidiary in Penang, Malaysia", and the company's CEO refers to "the opening of our Malaysian subsidiary".
Read with care: This is an R&D and engineering operation, not a manufacturing plant. The ~70 headcount is a medium-term plan, not a current figure.
MIDA media release — congatec — Penang subsidiary (opens in a new tab)Source as of 2026-01-27 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- MIDA-reported approved investmentOperatingExpansion of an existing site
Menicon Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Parent or group: Menicon Co., Ltd.
Manufacturing of contact lenses and related components, built for high-volume silicone hydrogel contact lens production
- Sector
- Healthcare & life sciences
- Malaysian location
- Kedah — Kulim Hi-Tech Park
- Investor origin
- Japan — the release describes the company as a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan-based Menicon Co., Ltd.
- Stated figures
- RM1 billion total approved investment
Why it is classified operating
The release states the company "today officially launched its new manufacturing plant", and the Menicon CEO refers to "the start of operations at the Malaysia Plant".
Read with care: RM1 billion is described as the total APPROVED investment, which is the figure sanctioned rather than the figure spent. MIDA's chief executive describes the project as an expansion.
MIDA media release — Menicon Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (opens in a new tab)Source as of 2026-02-05 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- MIDA-reported approved investmentOperating
Chipbond Technology Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Parent or group: Chipbond Technology Corporation
Semiconductor packaging and testing, offering advanced wafer bumping, wafer-level chip-scale packaging and testing, with support for flip-chip packaging; stated initial capacity of 10,000 wafers and 100 million WLCSP units per month
- Sector
- Electronics & semiconductors
- Malaysian location
- Penang — Valdor Industrial Park, Batu Kawan
- Investor origin
- Not stated in the release. Its dateline is Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Stated figures
- Close to US$200 million, approximately RM800 million
Why it is classified operating
The release states the company "today marked the official opening" of the facility.
Read with care: The release sets internal qualification for end-2025 and customer qualification from the first quarter of 2026. It does not state whether that schedule was met, and that has not been verified here.
MIDA media release — Chipbond Technology Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (opens in a new tab)Source as of 2026-02-09 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- Announced / planned projectAnnouncedVerification required
DayOne
A regional hub for Asia Pacific services in finance, procurement and corporate support, together with a regional training centre for data centre operations engineers and technical talent
- Sector
- Digital infrastructure
- Malaysian location
- Not stated in the release
- Investor origin
- Not stated in the release
- Stated figures
- Not stated in the release
Why it is classified announced
The release states that "Malaysia has been chosen as DayOne's preferred hub" to expand these services. It does not report that the hub is operating or under construction.
Read with care: The thinnest record on this page and shown as such. The release gives no legal entity name, no state, no value and no jobs figure, and it carries no dateline — 14 February 2026 is the page's last-modified date, not a stated release date. The headline word "Establishment" is not matched by any statement in the body that the hub exists yet. The training centre is described in the release and is not inferred.
MIDA media release — DayOne (opens in a new tab)Source as of 2026-02-14 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- MIDA-reported approved investmentOperatingExpansion of an existing site
Amcor
Healthcare packaging coating, using air-knife coating to produce coated medical paper for sterile medical device packaging
- Sector
- Healthcare & life sciences
- Malaysian location
- Selangor — Subang Jaya
- Investor origin
- Not stated in the release, which gives only the tickers NYSE: AMCR and ASX: AMC
- Stated figures
- Over US$35 million
Why it is classified operating
The release states the company "yesterday opened an advanced healthcare packaging coating facility in Subang Jaya, Selangor", the opening therefore falling on 23 April 2026.
Read with care: The release describes the project as an expansion of Amcor's existing Malaysian healthcare packaging operations.
MIDA media release — Amcor (opens in a new tab)Source as of 2026-04-24 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- Announced / planned projectAnnounced
AIXTRON SE
Manufacturing and support of deposition equipment for the semiconductor industry, described as front-end Metal-Organic Chemical Vapour Deposition equipment for power electronics, communications, optoelectronics and computing
- Sector
- Electronics & semiconductors
- Malaysian location
- Penang — Bandar Cassia Technology Park, on an 8.5-acre plot
- Investor origin
- Not stated in the release, which gives only the ticker FSE: AIXA
- Stated figures
- Not stated in the release
Why it is classified announced
The release states that "AIXTRON will be building its new Malaysian plant at Bandar Cassia Technology Park". An agreement with MIDA has been concluded; the release does not report that construction has started.
Read with care: A greenfield build at the announcement stage. The agreement signed with MIDA is a facilitation arrangement; it is not an approval of incentives and not an endorsement of the company.
MIDA media release — AIXTRON SE (opens in a new tab)Source as of 2026-05-05 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- MIDA-reported approved investmentGroundbreaking held
BAC Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Manufacturing of closed-circuit cooling towers, adiabatic coolers, hybrid cooling systems and liquid cooling solutions, with a regional engineering office and a climate-controlled product development and testing laboratory
- Sector
- Other
- Malaysian location
- Negeri Sembilan — Nilai, on an 18.2-acre site
- Investor origin
- Not stated in the release
- Stated figures
- US$150 million, described as a ten-year investment
Why it is classified groundbreaking held
The release states BAC "today celebrated the groundbreaking of its new manufacturing facility". The facility is not open.
Read with care: Phase 1 is targeted for completion by the end of 2027 and the core facility by 2030. Both the US$150 million and the 200 jobs are ten-year commitments running to 2035, not present figures.
MIDA media release — BAC Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (opens in a new tab)Source as of 2026-08-05 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- MIDA-reported approved investmentGroundbreaking held
Sheng Long Aqua Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Parent or group: Guangdong Haid Group Co., Limited
Manufacturing of aquaculture feed on two shrimp feed lines and two fish feed lines, with annual capacity of 150,000 metric tonnes
- Sector
- Food & beverage
- Malaysian location
- Perak — Kamunting, Taiping
- Investor origin
- China — the release describes the parent as based in China
- Stated figures
- Approximately RM140 million for the first phase
Why it is classified groundbreaking held
The release states the company "today celebrated the ground-breaking of its first aquaculture feed manufacturing facility in Malaysia", and that it is "scheduled to commence operations in 2028".
Read with care: Operations are scheduled for 2028. The release does not use the phrase "under construction".
MIDA media release — Sheng Long Aqua Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd. (opens in a new tab)Source as of 2026-08-10 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- MIDA-reported approved investmentOperatingExpansion of an existing site
Mondelēz International
Chocolate manufacturing, adding local production of chocolate crumb, a base ingredient in chocolate making
- Sector
- Food & beverage
- Malaysian location
- Selangor — Cadbury Confectionery plant, Shah Alam
- Investor origin
- Not stated in the release
- Stated figures
- RM90 million
Why it is classified operating
The release states the company "officially launched its completed RM 90 million Crumb Tower at the Cadbury Confectionery plant in Shah Alam".
Read with care: An addition to an existing site, which the release calls the company's single largest investment at that site. Completed and launched, so the figure here is spent rather than committed.
MIDA media release — Mondelēz International (opens in a new tab)Source as of 2026-09-11 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- MIDA-reported approved investmentGroundbreaking held
LB Advanced Material Asia Sdn. Bhd.
Parent or group: LB Group Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen Stock Exchange: 002601)
Manufacturing of titanium dioxide and advanced inorganic chemical materials
- Sector
- Other
- Malaysian location
- Kedah — Gurun Heavy Industrial Park
- Investor origin
- China — the release gives the group's headquarters as Jiaozuo, Henan Province
- Stated figures
- RM1 billion total, approximately US$245 million, with RM600 million for Phase 1
Why it is classified groundbreaking held
A groundbreaking ceremony has been held, which the release says "marked a significant milestone in its international expansion". The facility "will be developed in phases" and has not opened.
Read with care: "International expansion" in the release refers to the group expanding outside China, not to an expansion of an existing Malaysian site. The release does not state that the facility is under construction.
MIDA media release — LB Advanced Material Asia Sdn. Bhd. (opens in a new tab)Source as of 2026-09-24 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- Joint venture / strategic partnershipGroundbreaking held
TANAKA MEP Refinery Sdn. Bhd.
Parent or group: TANAKA Precious Metal Technologies Co., Ltd. and MEP Enviro Technology Sdn. Bhd.
Precious metal refining, initially 4N high-purity gold and potassium gold cyanide for the electronics and semiconductor industries, described as part of a precious metal recycling value chain
- Sector
- Other
- Malaysian location
- Penang — Batu Kawan Industrial Park
- Investor origin
- A joint venture between Japan-based TANAKA Precious Metal Technologies and Malaysia-based MEP Enviro Technology
- Stated figures
- RM70 million planned total investment, with Phase 1 at RM35 million
Why it is classified groundbreaking held
The release states the company "today inaugurated its groundbreaking facility at Batu Kawan Industrial Park", and that "commercial operations are expected to commence in the first quarter of 2029".
Read with care: The only joint venture on this page, and it is marked as one because the release itself describes it that way. Commercial operations are more than two years out, so nothing here describes an operating refinery.
MIDA media release — TANAKA MEP Refinery Sdn. Bhd. (opens in a new tab)Source as of 2026-10-08 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- MIDA-reported approved investmentOperatingExpansion of an existing site
NovaAir Industrial Gases Sdn. Bhd.
Parent or group: Yingde Gases
Industrial gas production from a 300-tonne-per-day liquid air separation unit producing oxygen, nitrogen, argon and high-purity oxygen for downstream industries
- Sector
- Other
- Malaysian location
- Not stated in the release, which gives the location as Greater Kuala Lumpur — UMW High-Value Manufacturing Park
- Investor origin
- The release calls NovaAir the Malaysian subsidiary of Yingde Gases and notes Malaysia hosts the group's first regional headquarters outside China; the parent's home country is not stated directly
- Stated figures
- Not stated in the release
Why it is classified operating
The release states the company "has inaugurated its 300-tonnes-per-day Kuala Lumpur (KUL) liquid air separation unit", and that the plant was "commissioned in August 2026".
Read with care: The release reports a plan to expand the group's Malaysian investment over the next three to five years. That further expansion is a stated intention and nothing more. The UMW High-Value Manufacturing Park sits in Greater Kuala Lumpur; the release names no state, so none is asserted here.
MIDA media release — NovaAir Industrial Gases Sdn. Bhd. (opens in a new tab)Source as of 2026-10-13 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- Manufacturing or supply-chain operation
Nestlé
Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad
The company states it has been present in Malaysia since 1912 and operates six factories here. It describes itself as a syariah-compliant public listed company on Bursa Malaysia.
- Sector
- Food & beverage
- Investor origin
- Switzerland — parent group; the Malaysian entity is listed on Bursa Malaysia
- Stated figures
- Six factories; over 5,000 Malaysian employees, as the company states it
- Present since
- 1912
Read with care: The company does not state where the six factories are, so no location is given here.
Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad — We Are Nestlé — Nestlé (opens in a new tab)Source as of Undated company page · Last checked 2026-10-14
- Manufacturing or supply-chain operation
Intel
INTEL Microelectronics (M) Sdn. Bhd.
MIDA records manufacturing, product design and development, and global shared services, and calls the site Intel Corporation's largest and most diverse outside the United States.
- Sector
- Electronics & semiconductors
- Malaysian location
- Penang
- Investor origin
- United States — Intel Corporation, incorporated in California in 1968
- Stated figures
- More than RM14 billion invested over 42 years, and 9,000 employees — both undated in the source
- Present since
- 1972
Read with care: The RM14 billion figure covers 42 years from a 1972 start, which points to roughly 2014. MIDA does not date it, so it is not presented as current.
MIDA Investor Highlights — Intel Microelectronics — Intel (opens in a new tab)Source as of Page last modified 10 July 2020 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- Manufacturing or supply-chain operation
Infineon Technologies
Infineon Technologies (Kulim) Sdn Bhd, Infineon Technologies (M) Sdn. Bhd. and Infineon Technologies (Advanced Logic) Sdn. Bhd.
MIDA describes Malaysia as the only location outside the USA and Europe where Infineon undertakes fully integrated manufacturing, with process-development R&D at all Malaysian sites.
- Sector
- Electronics & semiconductors
- Malaysian location
- Kulim, Kedah (front-end wafer fabrication) and Batu Berendam Free Trade Zone, Melaka (assembly and test)
- Investor origin
- Germany — parent group
- Stated figures
- More than 8,800 Malaysians across the Melaka and Kulim plants, stated as of 2015
- Present since
- 1973, when the Melaka plant was part of Siemens
Read with care: The headcount is eleven years old in the source and is shown with that vintage rather than as a current figure.
MIDA Investor Highlights — Infineon — Infineon Technologies (opens in a new tab)Source as of Employment figure stated as of 2015 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- Manufacturing or supply-chain operation
Micron
Micron Memory Malaysia Sdn Bhd
MIDA records assembly and test operations supporting Micron's fabrication sites, with the Penang facility intended as its SSD assembly and test centre of excellence.
- Sector
- Electronics & semiconductors
- Malaysian location
- Muar, Johor; a further facility described as under construction in Penang
- Investor origin
- Not stated in the source
- Present since
- Not stated in the source
Read with care: The Penang facility is described as under construction in a 2020 page. Its current status is not established by this source and is not asserted here.
MIDA Investor Highlights — Micron Memory Malaysia — Micron (opens in a new tab)Source as of Page last modified 23 October 2020 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- Operating company / subsidiary
BMW Group
BMW Malaysia Sdn Bhd, the National Sales Company
MIDA records distribution of BMW and MINI automobiles and BMW motorbikes, a group data centre described as one of three global IT hubs, a regional training centre, and a parts distribution centre serving 19 Asia-Pacific markets.
- Sector
- Automotive & mobility
- Malaysian location
- Regional Parts Distribution Centre at Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Johor
- Investor origin
- Not stated in the source
- Present since
- BMW Group Malaysia established August 2003; the parts centre August 2004
Read with care: This is sales, distribution and regional services. The source does not describe vehicle assembly in Malaysia, so none is claimed.
MIDA Investor Highlights — BMW Malaysia Sdn Bhd — BMW Group (opens in a new tab)Source as of Page last modified 26 August 2020 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- Manufacturing or supply-chain operation
Toray Industries
Toray group companies in Malaysia including Penfibre, Penfabric and Toray Plastics (Malaysia), plus the Toray BASF PBT Resin joint venture
MIDA records manufacturing and marketing of polyester staple fibres, textiles, ABS and PBT engineering plastic resins, and PET film including battery separator film, plus an international procurement centre.
- Sector
- Textiles & apparel
- Malaysian location
- Seven plants in Penang industrial parks; the joint venture in Kuantan, Pahang
- Investor origin
- Japan — Toray Industries Inc., founded 1926
- Present since
- Operations began in the 1970s
Read with care: Toray BASF PBT Resin is named as a joint venture by the source. The other entities are not, so they are not labelled as such.
MIDA Investor Highlights — Toray — Toray Industries (opens in a new tab)Source as of Page last modified 2 September 2020 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- Manufacturing or supply-chain operation
LONGi Green Energy Technology
LONGi (Kuching) Sdn Bhd and LONGi Technology (Kuching) Sdn Bhd
MIDA records monocrystalline solar manufacturing, describing the Kuching operation as the group's sole overseas operation and a vertically integrated solar manufacturing base in one location.
- Sector
- Energy & renewables
- Malaysian location
- Samajaya Free Industrial Zone, Kuching, Sarawak
- Investor origin
- China
- Stated figures
- An additional RM500 million for new manufacturing facilities, undated in the source
- Present since
- Not stated in the source
MIDA Investor Highlights — LONGi — LONGi Green Energy Technology (opens in a new tab)Source as of Page last modified 7 April 2021 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- Operating company / subsidiary
DB Schenker
Schenker Logistics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
MIDA records a full range of logistics services including customs clearance, warehousing and distribution, a bonded facility at Port of Tanjung Pelepas for dangerous and temperature-sensitive cargo, and an aircraft-parts service.
- Sector
- Logistics & trade
- Malaysian location
- Headquartered in Subang Jaya, with branches at Port Klang, KLIA, Penang, Kulim, Melaka, Johor Bahru, Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Ipoh and Kuantan
- Investor origin
- Part of the Transport and Logistics Division of Deutsche Bahn AG, per the source
- Stated figures
- 320 full-time staff in Malaysia, undated in the source
- Present since
- 1979
MIDA Investor Highlights — Schenker — DB Schenker (opens in a new tab)Source as of Page last modified 28 April 2021 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- Manufacturing or supply-chain operation
B. Braun
B. Braun Medical Industries (BMI) Sdn Bhd
MIDA describes the Penang facility as the B. Braun Group's first manufacturing site in Asia Pacific and one of its largest outside Europe, with an expansion covering larger production lines, automation and an expanded centre of excellence.
- Sector
- Healthcare & life sciences
- Malaysian location
- Penang
- Investor origin
- Germany — described by MIDA as the B. Braun Group's arm in Malaysia
- Stated figures
- Close to RM5 billion invested in Penang since establishment; a further RM100–200 million planned at the time of the article
Read with care: The RM100–200 million was a 2023 plan, not a completed investment, and is shown as such.
MIDA — B. Braun enters expansion, innovation mode in Penang — B. Braun (opens in a new tab)Source as of 22 May 2023 · Last checked 2026-10-14
- Operating company / subsidiary
Fresenius Medical Care
Fresenius Medical Care Malaysia — no registered company name given in the source
MIDA records dialysis products and services, including 18 dialysis clinics, a plant for reverse-osmosis water systems and a plant for dialysis solutions.
- Sector
- Healthcare & life sciences
- Investor origin
- Not stated in the source
- Stated figures
- 18 clinics serving about 1,000 patients, undated in the source
- Present since
- 2000
Read with care: The source names no state or plant address, so no Malaysian location is given.
MIDA Investor Highlights — Fresenius Medical Care — Fresenius Medical Care (opens in a new tab)Source as of Page last modified 10 July 2020 · Last checked 2026-10-14
What this page does not contain
Several very large investments widely attributed to Malaysia in 2026 are absent, particularly in semiconductors and data centres. That is because MIDA has published no release naming the company, the state and the stage. Those investments may well be real and substantial. This page records what the promotion agency has itself stated, which is a narrower set than what has been reported.
If you know of an official Malaysian government or statutory authority source for an investment that belongs here, it can be added. A press report, a company press release, an aggregator listing or a third-party investment directory is not sufficient on its own.
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Where everything on this page comes from
Every company record and every figure on this page is drawn from MIDA's own published releases and policy pages. No press report, aggregator, company marketing claim or third-party investment directory is a source for anything here.
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Where realised foreign direct investment is published. A different measure from MIDA's approvals, on a different basis, and MIDA states the two are not comparable.
Page researched and last reviewed 2026-10-14. Each company record carries its own release date, which is often much earlier; a release is a statement about the day it was published and this page does not claim any facility's status has been rechecked since.