Penfibre Explained

Penfibre Sdn. Bhd.
Type:	Private Limited Company
Foundation:	1973 (Fibre Division) 1997 (Film Division)^[1]
Location City:	Perai, Central Seberang Perai, Penang
Location Country:	Malaysia
Area Served:	Malaysia
Key People:	Hiroshi Yoshimura (Managing Director of Toray Groups Malaysia)
Industry:	polyester staple fibres.
Products:	Polyester Chip, Polyethylene Terephthalate Film
Num Employees:	409 (Film Division Only)
Parent:	Toray Industries (Malaysia) Sdn. Berhad

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.

References

1. Web site: Penfibre . 2016-03-23 . 2016-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160418100037/http://www.toraypenfibre.com.my/aboutus/history/index.html . dead .
2. Web site: Group Companies in Malaysia | Toray Group in Malaysia | TORAY.