Penfibre

Penfibre Sdn. Bhd.
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ぺんふぃｂれ

Type	Private Limited Company
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.toraypenfibre.com.my

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.

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