Butterworth: The integrated industrial park Northern TechValley @ BKE has attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) from companies based in Singapore, the United States, and China, alongside domestic investments to date. The industrial park with a gross development value of RM1.3 billion is being developed by Suling Hill Development Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between AME Elite Consortium Bhd and Majestic Gen Sdn Bhd.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Suling Hill Development stated that the industrial park, which is located alongside the Butterworth-Kulim Expressway (BKE), has thus far attracted customers from various industries. These include sectors such as warehousing, distribution hub, showroom, printing, service centre, autoparts, construction machinery, computer numerical control machine, and logistics.

Suling Hill Development director Dylan Tan Teck Eng indicated that the company aims to drive growth-focused businesses by providing infrastructure-ready and environmentally, socially governed (ESG)-forward facilities in Northern TechValley @ BKE. Tan highlighted the increasing importance of ESG as both an internal discipline and an external practice, with global supply chains requiring businesses to meet higher ESG and environmental standards.

Tan also mentioned that the Northern TechValley @ BKE has obtained GreenRE certification for both development and buildings, incorporating sustainability features with eco-conscious materials. The first phase includes 1½-storey detached standard factories across 8.094 hectares, with the show unit having been launched today.

Subsequent phases, covering approximately 60.703 hectares, will include larger built-to-suit facilities tailored to customer requirements, workers' accommodation, and general access infrastructure. Additionally, Suling Hill Development is constructing a 413-metre RM30 million flyover to improve direct access to the BKE, aimed at enhancing travel time and logistics flow for businesses within and around the industrial park.