Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone

*materials obtained from here.

The Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone are in 4 phases as shown in the picture below.

It was initiated by the second Chief Minister of Penang, the late Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu. The Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone was started to develop in early 1970's. It was, then, known as Bayan Lepas Free Trade Zone, and today, this name is still used to denote Phase I and II of the industrail zones.

Phase I is the oldest phase of the 4 phases and it has companies such as:

• Osram Opto Semiconductors
• Borsch
• Formosa Engineering
• Inter-Quartz
• AKN
• Tonlek Manufacturing
• Northen Telecom
• Penshin Components
• Eu Engineering
• Clarion
• Benchmark Electronic
• Syarikat Granek
• Amphenol

Phase II was developed shortly after Phase I, and together, these were the original Bayan Lepas Free Trade Zone. The companies located in Phase II are as follows:

• Dynacraft
• Fairchild
• Towam
• Spansion
• Aesculap
• Surgical Industries
• Lemtronics
• Renesas
• Plexus Hillside
• B Braun

The area of Phase III was a former rice fields and mangrove swamps of Kampung Jawa. One third of the phase stands on reclaimed land. *This might be the cause of the flood water during rainy days in the area. The companies in Phase III are:

• Intel
• Radiola Corporaton
• Cristal Precision
• Clarion
• ITW Meritex
• Okuni Seiko
• GUH Holding
• Malaysia Engineering Plastic
• Applied Magnetic
• Mapa
• Sanyo
• Pently
• Tan Brothers
• Shina
• OE Design
• Lumileds Lighting
• Western Digital
• Fastron
• Advanced Micro Devices
• Iso Technology
• KESP
• Avago Technology
• Agilent Technologies
• Woodard Textile Mills
• Peak Plastic
• Arrow Component
• Uni Has
• Escatel
• AMC Billion Electron
• Great Technology
• Unico
• Aurona Mars
• Seagate
• Plexus Riverside
• Knowles Electronics
• Inventec
• Tim Electronics
• Toshiba
• Kingston
• Marvell Semiconductors
• Priority
• Eng Kah
• QDOS Flexcircuits
• Cincaria
• Geotrade Filters
• CMT
• Renom
• Rhythm
• Priority
• Altan Engineering
• Emico
• Asiatic Motor
• Wanjun
• Malaysia Pharmaceuticals
• Sin Kean Boon
• Gold Chico Food
• Yan Jin
• Lucky Frozen
• Sri Communications
• Teoh Kim Chey Food
• Audio Handle
• Bon Bontek
• Anka Tackle
• Air International
• Cirrus
• Public Packages
• Eng Hardware
• Follow me
• Soon Seng
• Unimexco
• Cardboard
• MOX
• Zhig Tard
• Sansai Kako
• GA Blue

Phase IV is the largest and the most recently developed phase of the four. It was developed in the early 1990's. Much of this area was formerly wetlands, mangrove swamps and land reclaimed from the sea. The companies in Phase IV are as follows:

• Veritronics
• LKT
• Globetronics
• Linear Semiconductor
• Plexus Seaside
• Micro Mechanics
• Alma
• Venture Electronics
• Kobay
• Kobe Precision
• Enplas
• Sanmatec
• ASE Electronics
• Dufu Industries
• Dell Inc.
• ITW
• EGM
• Asia File
• Tanaka
• Kesar
• Cava
• Sony
• Jabil Circuit
• Zhulian
• Sun Loong On Jewellery
• Dusan Technology
• IPSoftcom
• Automation Technology
• Motorola
• Leader Optic
• CKC Food
• Mipox
• Cholin
• KK Cheng Engineering
• Oryx
• Finn Papers
• Premec
• Ambu
• ER Mekatron
• Intel
• Vitrox
• Altera
• Fuji Lift & Escalator
• BAX Global
• T&H Stainless Steel
• Schenker
• Minicircuits Technology
• Pac Technology
• Micro Modular System
• U-Metal Engineering
• Microlead Precision Engineering
• Paradigm
• AT Engineering
• M&S Engineering
• Chang Kee
• Thye Sun Hup Kee
• Emry Express
• Nippon Express
• U-freight
• DHL Exel