KUCHING, Dec 21: Deputy Premier of Sarawak Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan has stated that Taiyo Yuden Co Ltd’s (Taiyo Yuden) continued expansion in Sama Jaya will make Sarawak the largest of its global manufacturing bases.
According to a press release, Awang Tengah also emphasised that Taiyo Yuden’s expansion in Sama Jaya is a reflection of its confidence in the Sarawak government.
“The expansion will make Sarawak the largest of its global manufacturing bases with operations including Japan, South Korea and China, to produce multi-layered ceramic capacitors to meet global demand for the electronic products,” he said.
Awang Tengah, who is also the Minister for International Trade, Industry, and Investment, thanked Taiyo Yuden for its huge reinvestment in Sarawak, even during the period of global economic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions.
On the second day of the Deputy Premier’s official visit to Japan, he met with Taiyo Yuden president and chief executive officer (CEO) Shoichi Tosaka, at its plant in Niigata, Japan, and was given a tour of Taiyo Yuden facilities in Niigata, which employs Taiyo Yuden’s most advanced manufacturing process and will be replicated at Taiyo Yuden’s new Sarawak plant.
Awang Tengah also welcomed Taiyo Yuden’s investment and assured the company that the Sarawak government will facilitate their expansion to ensure the project can be successfully implemented in Sarawak.
Also present during Awang Tengah’s visit in Niigata were Sarawak Deputy Minister for International Trade, Industry, and Investment Datuk Malcolm Mussen Lamoh, Ministry of International Trade, Industry and Investment Sarawak advisor Datuk Mohd Naroden Majais, Sarawak Ministry of Natural Resources and Urban Development permanent secretary Datu Zaidi Mahdi, Land and Survey Department director Datuk Abdullah Julaihi, and other officials from Sarawak. — DayakDaily
