Weir to set up rubber production facility in Malaysia

weirSCOTLAND-headquartered Weir Group is investing more than £70 million (RM354 million) in Malaysia.

The engineering firm’s investment, which will cover setting up of foundry to produce high-quality castings; machine shop and rubber processing plant to produce Linatex, a 95% natural rubber product used in the mining industry, will span three years.

The said buildings will be located in Kuala Lumpur.

The move will also more than double Weir’s workforce in Malaysia to 1,000.