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K ibing Group, one of China’s leading float glass produ-

cers, has signed a Memo-randum of Understanding with Samsung Corning Precision Materials Group Co. in what could become significant event for the glass industry not only in Malaysia but for the ASE-AN market as a whole, un-der the agreement, Kibing will acquire 128 acres of land that formerly housed Samsung’s plant. With an investment of 200 million USD, Kibing will build two glass float lines with pyrolithic coating capability using the latest

technology from Germany. Kibing is optimistic on the outlook of the glass indust-ry in Malaysia and its sur-rounding region and has therefore chosen Malaysia to be the first country it is investing in with a physical plant. When production commences in early 2017, the development will bring many new opportunities within Malaysia as well as the surrounding region.Located within the Tuanku Jaafar Industrial Park of Senawang, Negeri Sem-bilan, the site is 75 kilo-metres from the country’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, and 70 kilometres from

INVESTS IN FLOAT

LINES IN MALAYSIA

Kibing Group Group acquires land

to build two float

glass lines with

plans to expand in

the near future

Wide angle view of Kibing’s flagship

plant at Dongshan with 8 floatlines

Raw material being fed into the floatline furnace

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its main sea port, Port Klang. Employing up to 500 people, the proposed facility will produce 1,200 tonnes of float glass a day. Although this pales in comparison to the 16,000 tonnes pro-duced by Kibing Group’s 23 float lines in Chi-na, it will represent a significant contribution

to the region’s growing need for glass. Besides clear float glass, Kibing’s new plant will produce low-e glass as well as tinted glass of different colours.While the operation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kibing Group in China, management and produc-tion will be handled by a lo-cal Malaysian team who not only have expertise in glass but also the experience of operating a large plant.

Cutting the float glass

Signing of MOU for the Malaysia plant site

Float glass being stacked and packed

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Large holding area at each float line

Kibing Singapore exhibits in Vitrum 2015, Italy

Kibing Group China will contribute financial in-vestment, technical aspects of the business, and work in aligning the Malaysia plant towards the group’s overall strategic plan. This arrangement shows Ki-bing’s strong commitment to engage the international community using local ta-lent and resources.During the second phase of development, the plant will be expanded to include an ultra thin glass production line as well as a fourth float line with a capacity of 1,000 tonnes. A sputtering solar control coating line will be added to offer more variety to Kibing’s float glass. Kibing Group first star-ted in the glass industry in 2005 and within a decade built a glass empire with six production bases and 23 float lines. This is unhe-

ard of anywhere else in the world. Now Kibing has set its eyes on the internatio-nal arena and the Malaysia plant is just one of the first few investments to bring the Kibing brand to a new level.In 2014, Kibing Group shifted its Sales and Mar-keting office to Singapore. With a local team of ten sa-les staff, Kibing Singapore has managed to open new markets in all the conti-nents by exhibiting in glass trade shows such as glas-stec, GlassBuild America and China Glass, as well as sending the sales staff to visit customers so as to have a better understan-ding of the market.To showcase the quality of Kibing’s glass to the mar-ket, a factory was set up in Kibing’s flagship pro-duction base in Dongshan

with eight float lines. Through Kibing Singapo-re, the processing factory supplies tempered, insula-ted and laminated glass to many customers all over the world. These include windows and doors, sho-wer enclosures and facade glass. Last year, a budget of USD 100 million was approved to expand and upgrade the Dongshan fac-tory to a new 70,000 squa-re metre location.With so much development happening within Kibing Group, 2016 will be a busy year for Kibing as it nego-tiate with distributors and agents in different parts of the world to position itself not only as a supplier of quality glass but also a pro-vider of impeccable service.Kibing Group will exhibit in China Glass 2016, Hall W1, Booth 458.

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