US firm closing down one plant in Penang, moving to China


File pic shows Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng (third right) being brief by Amphenol Corporation president and ceo Richard Adam Norwitt (second right) during his visit to the factory in Bukit Minyak, Penang. - THE STAR/ASRI ABDUL GHANI.

GEORGETOWN: United States-based Amphenol Corp is closing one of its manufacturing facilities in Penang, following the group’s decision to relocate its mobile devices and mobile networks operations on the island to China.

Sources told StarBiz that the group made the decision to shift to China following its business strategy to consolidate its mobile consumer products division in Asia-Pacific.

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