The HORIBA Group’s Malaysian subsidiary Horiba Malaysia Sdn Bhd is scheduled to move from the state of Penang to a newly established production base in the neighboring state of Kedah and start full-scale operations there in January 2026.
Malaysia, with its highly-skilled technical workforce and stable business environment, has developed as a center for the semiconductor industry. With the establishment of the new base, the first production of mass flow controllers (MFCs) in Malaysia will begin, and the global supply structure will be strengthened by providing repair and maintenance services for some products.
In addition, Analytical Solution Plaza in Malaysia, a cutting-edge laboratory, will be established within the facility. As priority initiatives for advanced materials and semiconductors, focus fields in the Mid-Long Term Management Plan (MLMAP2028), a wide range of solutions will be provided to meet such needs as analysis for advanced materials, process monitoring for semiconductor manufacturing, and measurement of gas emissions and waste liquids from factories.
Through the newly established base, the HORIBA Group will endeavor to further expand its global share in the MFC market, currently around 60%*, by rapidly and precisely responding to needs of customers in Malaysia and other parts of Southeast Asia.
Yohei Kawamura, President of HORIBA Malaysia, says, “The Malaysian government has positioned the semiconductor industry as an important growth area and has been actively working on tax incentives and infrastructure provision policies as well as those to encourage research and development and cultivate human resources. Such policies have spurred investment by domestic and foreign companies, and this has been particularly remarkable in the states of Penang state and Kedah, places where major European, U.S. and Asian semiconductor companies have congregated.
In the semiconductor market that is expected to grow further in the mid to long term, the HORIBA Group will accelerate reinforcement of the global supply structure to fulfill its responsibility as a leading supplier of MFCs as well as to meet various metrology needs in the future.”
*1 According to research by HORIBA as of April 2025
