Oliver Healthcare Packaging expands to Malaysia with 122,000 sqft facility

This will be the manufacturing firm’s largest regional plant.

Oliver Healthcare Packaging announced plans to establish a new 122,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia. It broke ground on February 2023 and will open in the first quarter of 2024.

It positioned itself in Southeast Asia to target the large concentration of pharmaceutical and medical device companies operating in Singapore and Malaysia, its media release read.

The new manufacturing facility will operate ISO-7 and ISO-8 clean rooms to meet growing regulatory standards for medical packaging. It will produce pouches, lids, CleanCut cards, and roll stock.

“This site was strategically chosen to serve the large concentration of pharmaceutical and medical device companies that currently operate in Singapore and Malaysia,” said Michael Benevento, President and Chief Executive Officer of Oliver.

According to Oliver, this plant will emphasise sustainability throughout its manufacturing process. It plans to install solar panels to supplement and reduce dependency on local utilities.

Oliver also has a Technical Centre in Singapore where its research and development takes place, as well as manufacturing plants in the US, Europe, and China.

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Sumitomo Corporation Group positions “Six Material Issues to Achieve Sustainable Growth with Society” as an important factor in developing business strategies and in the decision-making process for individual businesses. Going forward, we will pursue sustainable growth by resolving these issues through our business activities. This project especially contributes to the following material Issues.