{"id":38914,"date":"2024-01-16T15:35:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T07:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/press-release-nihon-handa-expands-operation-in-penang-to-cater-for-growing-demand\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T11:37:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T03:37:05","slug":"press-release-nihon-handa-expands-operation-in-penang-to-cater-for-growing-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/press-release-nihon-handa-expands-operation-in-penang-to-cater-for-growing-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"[Press Release] Nihon Handa Expands Operation in Penang to Cater for Growing Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sec-inner-banner&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1703741584745{background-image: url(https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/contact-banner-bg.jpg?id=20253) !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;inner-banner-row&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">[Press Release] Nihon Handa Expands Operation in Penang to Cater for Growing Demand<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; el_class=&#8221;red-separator&#8221; color=&#8221;#ee4023&#8243; transparency=&#8221;1&#8243; thickness=&#8221;2&#8243; up=&#8221;15&#8243; down=&#8221;15&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;white-text&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">16 January 2024<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1703764846254{background-color: #f3f5f8 !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;fade-in animate&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;120px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;height-x120&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;30961&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;single-featured-image&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;height-x60&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;content-row&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>\u00a0Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/gallery\/nihon-handa-expands-operation-in-penang-to-cater-for-growing-demand\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0to view more photos<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>January 16, 2024 <\/strong>\u2013 Nihon Handa Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese manufacturer of soldering and sintering materials, today announced the opening of a new factory and office location for its local subsidiary, Nihon Handa Manufacturing (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., in Batu Maung, Penang, Malaysia. This new factory is aiming to expand Nihon Handa\u2019s solder supply capacity to meet the growing demand for power device semiconductors in the future while also improving employees\u2019 working environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPenang is indeed proud to host Nihon Handa for the past 28 years, which also signifies the confidence that our partners from Japan have placed in Penang. Often lauded for its well-developed industrial ecosystem, Penang has the capacities and capabilities to support the needs of industrial players in next-generation technologies and growth strategies,\u201d said Dato Loo Lee Lian, CEO of InvestPenang.<\/p>\n<p>She further added in her speech, \u201cNihon Handa has been a key player in complementing and contributing to the industrialisation process and supply chain in Penang. With the dynamic local ecosystem which comprises of homegrown and international industrial players, Nihon Handa will be able to expand their customer base to include other MNCs and local industry players in the State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>END<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About InvestPenang<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>InvestPenang is the Penang State Government\u2019s principal agency for promotion of investment. Its objectives are to develop and sustain Penang\u2019s economy by enhancing and continuously supporting business activities in the State through foreign and local investments, including spawning viable new growth centres. To realize its objectives, InvestPenang also runs initiatives like the SMART Penang Center (providing assistance to SMEs) and Penang CAT Center (for talent attraction and retention). For more information, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/\">https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/<\/a> and follow InvestPenang\u2019s social media channels: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/investpg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/investpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contacts:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>InvestPenang<\/strong><br \/>\nElaine Cheah \/ Arief Ferdaus Azmi<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:elaine@investpenang.gov.my\">elaine@investpenang.gov.my<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:arief@investpenang.gov.my\">arief@investpenang.gov.my<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;120px&#8221; el_class=&#8221;height-x120&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"events-time-box\">\n<h2>16<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Tue<\/p>\n<p>January \u201824<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":5127,"featured_media":30961,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[316],"tags":[],"news_year":[295],"news_month":[199],"local_insights_alphabet":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38914"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5127"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38914"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38924,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38914\/revisions\/38924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38914"},{"taxonomy":"news_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_year?post=38914"},{"taxonomy":"news_month","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_month?post=38914"},{"taxonomy":"local_insights_alphabet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/local_insights_alphabet?post=38914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}