Battery maker to invest RM664mil in economic zone


KUALA LUMPUR: Battery-maker Gold Peak Technology Group will invest US$150mil (RM664mil) and establish a new plant in a special economic zone in southern Malaysia.

The new factory will manufacture batteries for data centres and is estimated to begin operations by 2028, Daniel Chua, senior vice-president at Gold Peak, told reporters on Wednesday. It’ll create as many as 180 jobs.

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