Malaysia likely to see $2.2b worth of investments

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Several multinational companies have agreed in principle to invest a total of 5.5 billion ringgit (S$2.2 billion) over several years, mostly on Malaysia's resurgent oil and gas (O&G) industry.

While the investment amount is just a ballpark figure, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said several companies had agreed in principle to invest in various industries.

These meetings were held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum with the heads and senior management of the multinational companies.

"I met with Itochu Corp which has expressed interest in partnering with Petronas to further develop the petrochemical industry in the Refinery & Petrochemical Integrated Development (Rapid) project in Pengerang," he said.

Najib said the talks were coming to fruition and this would positively impact the development of the 60 billion ringgit Rapid project.

He said that besides this project, Itochu has also expressed an interest in setting up an integrated seamless pipe factory for the O&G industry.

Meanwhile, Najib said the Hanwha Group, a South Korean conglomerate, has expressed interest in setting up a research and development centre for the production of photovoltaic systems and solutions.

Najib also met with Germany's Evonik Industries AG which has agreed to set up a joint venture with Petronas for the petrochemical industry, also in Pengerang.