Bucher Emhart Glass has contracted AME Elite Consortium Berhad to construct its MYR 108 million (EUR 22.8 million) new manufacturing facility in i-Park@Senai Airport City, Johor, Malaysia.
A subsidiary of Swiss-listed engineering and manufacturing group Bucher Industries AG, Bucher Emhart Glass is established as one of the world’s leading international supplier of glass container manufacturing solutions including equipment, controls, parts and support. The international group has presence across the globe, including Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, China and the United States.
The new build facility in i-Park@Senai Airport City will have a built-up area of approximately 300,000 square feet, which will replace the existing factory at another site in Johor Bahru in order to increase production capacity. The construction of the project will commence in the second quarter of 2023 and is scheduled to be completed in 2024.
A signing ceremony was held at the sales gallery of i-Park@Senai Airport City, attended by Bucher Emhart Glass logistics & manufacturing vice-president Juan P. Montes, finance vice-president Reto P. Semadeni, finance controller Chan Siew Kheng and Johor Bahru site manager Bryant Wong, as well as AME executive director Simon Lee, property development director Cheryl Lim and sales director Alice Tee.