4 g% O# [$ @+ x5 C公仔箱論壇GEORGE TOWN: A Swiss semiconductor company has chosen Penang to open its first manufacturing plant in Asia. 6 i" u' M5 |8 H. ^& htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) ~6 v$ B4 [( v( ?, Q4 H3 ~- n
VAT Manufacturing Malaysia Sdn Bhd will be built on a 3.035ha in Batu Kawan and is expected to commence production by December this year. 5 e' D2 ?$ T. M公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇/ [4 W& A9 a* B
VAT executive vice-president Quality and Procurement Andreas Scheibe said it was a big step for VAT to open its first branch in Asia.4 S- f1 _$ X( B& z, n1 U" f. ~
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“A lot of our customers in the United States have moved to Asia, so we decided to move as well to be able to better serve our customers,” said Andreas. / ?: s6 b* G4 ^6 r" n / {& \1 k/ O# w' K4 w% ]5.39.217.76 公仔箱論壇2 e3 r! b Y) K3 \" S; j
An artist’s impression of the proposed VAT plant in Penang.5.39.217.763 E, ~1 `+ o4 V% q# y6 U
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3 }$ N! n7 ?3 D2 L, x4 I" M公仔箱論壇“After surveying several Asian countries, we chose Penang because it is the only one that meets our requirements,” he said.+ b) S+ T$ H& C* F, E
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VAT is the world's leading supplier of vacuum valves for state-of-the-art applications in the semiconductor industry, 3 b; K7 \4 q6 S9 _6 R$ {+ \: N
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for manufacturing flat screens and solar panels, as well as for coating optical systems and tools. $ N) `4 K* K3 h0 p! O* ~TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 $ l3 n: q$ W& f5 T( k9 C) q$ ?5.39.217.76Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said that he was delighted that VAT had chosen Penang over China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. " a& p0 \- X Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& B$ M) P% a& h" G$ k, ]# i
“We are proud that our human resources, suppliers in mechanical and electronic components, % i7 t# F& f+ W8 K2 x, K. Y8 C. ^
0 {. ?7 Y- E7 D0 ~4 e4 qTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。infrastructure and logistics support as well cost of living comply with the requirements of VAT,” he said. 0 I- `3 n; m/ m6 [ & w: u; k8 n9 H8 n) ~. ~. n" J8 d5.39.217.76Lim was speaking at the sale and purchase signing ceremony between VAT and Penang Development Corp at his office at Komtar yesterday.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* Z5 Y: K0 ]' E2 g o" y7 S
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He added that the new facility, with investments totalling US$25mil (RM75mil) was expected to generate 100 new jobs.
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