IPEX Global Manufacturing (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia Johor Bahru Plant), I-PEX's Largest Mass Production Plant, Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary

In 2024, IPEX Global Manufacturing (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia Johor Bahru Plant), the I-PEX Group's largest mass production factory, celebrated its 35th anniversary.

In July 2024, IPEX Global Manufacturing (M) Sdn. Bhd. held a party to celebrate its 35th anniversary, attended by many people including management, stakeholders, and employees. The party began with a speech by Lilian Chung Li Ken, General Manager of the Malaysia Johor Bahru Plant, and included a video showing the history and achievements of the company, an award ceremony for long-term service, and dance and musical performances by employees.

Here we introduce the history of our Malaysia Johor Bahru Plant.

In January 1979, I-PEX, which was expending its mold exports, established its first foreign corporation,  Singapore Dai-ichi Pte Ltd ^*1​ in Singapore, in response to the growing need for not only export but also local production. After opening two production bases in Singapore, we considered opening a factory in Singapore's neighboring country, Malaysia, in order to further expand our production capacity.

In June 1989, I-PEX established MDI Sdn. Bhd. in Johor, Malaysia for the purpose of manufacturing and assembling precision molds and precision plastic molded products. A factory was purchased and remodeled in the Tampoi area of the same state, and the former Malaysia Johor Bahru Plant was completed in 1991. This was the third overseas production base for the I-PEX Group, following Singapore and the Philippines.

After that, the Singapore Dai-ichi Pte Ltd transferred production of some products to MDI Sdn. Bhd. (former Malaysia Johor Bahru Plant) and PT. Pertama Precision Bintan^*2 (Indonesia Bintan Plant), which was established in 2000. By dividing up the work among the three bases, a complementary relationship was built, and the bases in Southeast Asia came together to expand the business.

In July 2017, I-PEX established a local subsidiary, Daiichi Seiko (M) Sdn. Bhd., in Nusajaya, Johor, Malaysia, with the aim of expanding the production capacity and functions of its automotive parts business and advancing connectors business. With an eye on future business expansion, the company has begun construction of a new factory.

In October 2018, the Malaysia Johor Bahru Plant, the largest plant in the I-PEX Group with a floor area of approximately 15,000 m2, was completed. All production, including product manufacturing processes and production lines, were transferred from the old factory, and the production of sensors for automobiles and connectors for electronic devices began.

In 2020, the Malaysia Johor Bahru Plant changed its name from Daiichi Seiko (M) Sdn. Bhd. to IPEX Global Manufacturing (M) Sdn. Bhd. ^*3.

Now in its 35th year since establishment, the Malaysia Johor Bahru Plant will continue to cooperate with the neighboring Singapore Plant and Indonesia Bintan Plant, and strive to further strengthen its technical capabilities and supply capacity as I-PEX's largest mass production factory.