Nestlé to Open New Factory in Malaysia

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia With a growing demand of ready-to-drink Nestlé beverages, such as Nescafé, Milo, and Nestlé Low Fat Milk, the company will start construction of a new factory in Malaysia.

The company is investing 150 million Malaysian Ringgit (about CHF 47 million) in the new facilities in the city of Shah Alam, which will create 160 new jobs when fully operational in 2014.

Wherever Nestlé operates in the world, we invest for the long-term," said José Lopez, Nestlé executive vice president and head of Operations, at a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction work on the factory."

"We have been present in Malaysia for more than 100 years and we have confidence in the strength of the Malaysian market."

We are committed to supplying our consumers here with a range of tastier and healthier products to suit their needs and preferences."

The new factory has a number of sustainable design features such as a rain water recovery system to reduce water use and ultra-high-temperature (UHT) processing with built-in heat recovery to reduce energy consumption.

Last month Nestlé S.A. announced that it will invest $53 million to establish a new building that will expand the existing R&D facility in Solon, Ohio. The new center will be designated as a global Product Technology Center (PTC), dedicated to frozen and chilled foods research, and will serve Nestlés businesses worldwide. Construction is expected to begin this summer with plans for the facility to be operational in late 2014.