[ISKANDAR PUTERI] United States-based medical packaging company Oliver Healthcare Packaging on Thursday (May 15) opened its new 120,000 square foot (sq ft) manufacturing facility within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone in Malaysia.
The new facility, the largest of Oliver’s plants in the region, will create various roles across quality, engineering, logistics and supply chain, it said in a statement.
The facility will produce medical-grade packaging such as pouches, lids and roll stock, the group added. The opening was officiated by Lee Ting Han, chair of the Johor State Investment, Trade, Consumer Affairs and Human Resources Committee.
The group noted that it has been investing in new capabilities to support the medical industry in Asia. It has a converting facility in Suzhou, China, which serves as the base of its China operations.
The US-based group set up its regional headquarters in Singapore in 2018. In 2020, it established a regional technical centre in the Republic.
In this technical centre, customers can work directly with Oliver’s sterile barrier packaging experts to design, test and troubleshoot their packaging.
Commenting on the new facility in Malaysia, Oliver’s president and chief executive Michael Benevento said: “Asia-Pacific has fast become a hub for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, and Malaysia alone is home to the highest concentration of medical device manufacturing sites in the region.”
Kenneth De Muynck, Asia-Pacific general manager at Oliver, said: “We have witnessed tremendous growth in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries in the region, and our new capabilities in Johor aim to handle the growing demand from our customers across a wider geography in Asia-Pacific with a more resilient supply chain.”
