Longmax and Four Other firms Convey Interest in UEM Sunrise Bhd's RE Park

Five Chinese firms shown interest in becoming off-takers and constructing local manufacturing facilities at UEM Sunrise Berhad's Renewable Energy (RE) Industrial Park in Gerbang Nusajaya, Iskandar Puteri, Johor.

In a statement, the developer stated that the enterprises will occupy the 40-acre land within the RE Industrial Park, as previously announced between UEM Group Bhd's township and property arm, UEM Sunrise, ITRAMAS Corp Sdn Bhd (ITRAMAS), and China Machinery Engineering Corporation.

The enterprises include industry giants like China Machinery Engineering Wuxi Co Ltd (CMEC WUXI), the manufacturing branch of CMEC, and Wuxi Longmax Technology Co Ltd (Longmax), a global leader in solar photovoltaic (PV) combiner box and eBOS solutions.

Both firms are already in the midst of building local manufacturing operations in Malaysia, as well as solar module and combiner box production facilities at the RE Industrial Park.

Gotion for Battery Energy Storage Systems, Hopewind for Solar Inverters, and Huasun for Heterojunction (HJT) modules are also in talks about investing in the industrial park and serving as renewable energy offtakers.

UEM Sunrise CEO Sufian Abdullah said “As we establish Gerbang Nusajaya as a renewable energy hub, UEM Sunrise looks forward to providing the infrastructure, resources, and bring the collaborative spirit required to bring form to this vision in a responsible and sustainable manner”