Penfibre
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| Company type | Private Limited Company |
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| Industry | polyester staple fibres. |
| Founded | 1973 (Fibre Division) 1997 (Film Division)[1] |
| Headquarters | Perai, Central Seberang Perai, Penang , Malaysia |
Area served | Malaysia |
Key people | Hiroshi Yoshimura (Managing Director of Toray Groups Malaysia) |
| Products | Polyester Chip, Polyethylene Terephthalate Film |
| Owner | Toray Industries |
Number of employees | 409 (Film Division Only) |
| Parent | Toray Industries (Malaysia) Sdn. Berhad |
| Website | www |
Penfibre Sdn. Bhd. is a company under the supervision of Toray Industries (Malaysia) Sdn. Berhad,[2] the subsidiaries of Toray Industries. Founded in 1973. In 1998, the company started to manufacture polyester film under the brand of Toray Lumiror Polyster. The plant has a capacity for producing 60,000 tons of polyester staple fibre a year. The company was divided into 2 different divisions, Penfibre Film and Penfibre Fibre.
History
- 1973 - Establishment of Penfibre Sdn. Berhad (Malaysia) - Fibre Division
- 1974 - The first polyester staple fibre factory in ASEAN began its production.
- 1997 - Established of Penfibre Sdn. Berhad (Malaysia) - Film Division
- 1998 - Film Division started commence production for Polyester Film "Lumirror"
Division
Penfibre Film Division
Specialized in BOPET (POLYESTER) FILM manufacturing plant under the trademark of Lumirror.
Penfibre Fibre Division
Has a capacity for producing 60,000 tons of polyester staple fibre a year.
