Sendayan TechValleyEXISTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI):Hino Motors Manufacturing (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Japan)
Perodua & Daihatsu Motor Co. (Japan)
Kayaku Safety Systems (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Japan)
Akashi Kikai Industry (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Japan)
Safran Messier-Buggati-Dowty (M) Sdn. Bhd. (France)Linatex Rubber Products Sdn. Bhd. (Weir Group, UK)
Meditop Corporation (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Japan)
Schmidt + Clemens (Asia) Sdn.Bhd. (German)
TMC Metal (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Taiwan)
Keen Point (M) Sdn. Bhd. (China)
Hubei Dijian Construction (M) Sdn. Bhd. (China)
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran)
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran) is the world leader in aircraft landing and braking systems. Company capabilities encompass the full life cycle of our products, ranging from design and manufacture to in-service support, repair and overhaul. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty is a partner to 30 leading commercial, military, business and regional airframers, and supports more than 25,000 aircraft making over 40,000 landings every day. The company employs more than 7,000 staff working in locations across Europe, North America and Asia.
•World leader in the design, manufacture and support of landing gear, partnering with more than 30 airframers and 900 airline customers.
•Systems integration, and systems equipment, including landing systems, steering, braking and monitoring systems (brakes, wheels, landing gear) as well as EGTS™, equipping more than 17,000 civil aircraft;
•World leader in carbon brakes, equipping more than 6,800 aircraft in service, and holding more than 51% of market share in this segment;
•World leader in landing gear and system MRO, backed by a network of 10 repair stations, servicing more than 500 customers, with more than 1,200 landing gears maintained and overhauled per year, and more than 10,000 equipment components repaired annually
FRENCH PRIME MINISTER VISITS MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY (SAFRAN) PLANT AT SENDAYAN TECHVALLEY
30 July, 2013. French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault visited Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran) at Sendayan Techvalley. Negeri Sembilan Chief Minister Dato’ Seri Utama Hj. Mohamad Bin Hj. Hassan and Vincent Mascré, the Chairman and CEO of Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, were also present.
The Sendayan facility will serve as a centre for carbon refurbishment and manufacturing activities for Asia-Pacific region. With a land size of 13 acre, the high tech plant will employ about 125 staff and be specialized in the supply of carbon discs for commercial aircraft. The plant is expected to begin operations in 2015.
Vincent Mascré , Chairman and CEO of Messier-Bugatti-Dowty said ‘Sendayan proved to be an ideal choice for building our latest carbon facility. One of the world’s most dynamic and promising aerospace markets, Malaysia also boasts significant natural gas resources, critical to the carbon manufacturing process.’ He then added another positive factor contributing to their
decision in setting up in Malaysia was the strong support Safran has received from both local and national authorities.
Safran inaugurates new plant in Malaysia 
Jean-Paul Herteman, Chairman and CEO of Safran, today inaugurated the new Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran) plant in Sendayan, Malaysia. Among the many personalities attending the inauguration ceremony were Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tuanku Muhriz Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir, Sultan of Negeri Sembilan, YAB Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan, Chief Minister of Negeri Sembilan, and His Excellency Christophe Penot, French Ambassador to Malaysia.
To support its strong business growth in the Asia-Pacific region, Safran, the world's leading supplier of carbon brakes for commercial airplanes, chose Malaysia as the location of the new Messier-Bugatti-Dowty carbon disk facility, to address the needs of this region, where the aircraft fleet is posting strong growth. Located near the Kuala Lumpur international airport, the plant will span 10,000 square meters (108,000 sq ft) and is specialized in the production of carbon brakes for commercial airplanes, especially the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 families of single-aisle jets. It will have about 150 employees by 2018.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Safran Chairman and CEO Jean-Paul Herteman said: "We are proud to inaugurate this new plant, the first of its type in Asia, which will support our business growth in the region. Malaysia is one of the world's most promising aviation hubs, and by expanding our operations here we are consolidating our strong market position in the Asia-Pacific. We would like to express our thanks to the Malaysian government, the State of Negeri Sembilan and the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) for supporting this project."
The Safran company, specialized in landing and braking systems, already provides equipment for more than 6,000 commercial airplanes worldwide, a figure that should surpass 10,000 by 2020. In Asia as a whole, Messier-Bugatti-Dowty provides carbon brakes for more than 2,000 airplanes, and this figure should exceed 5,000 by 2032. Messier-Bugatti-Dowty currently works with 18 different operators in Malaysia. It now outfits about 200 airplanes in service, with equipment for another 400 under order.
The new Sendayan plant is an ideal complement to Messier-Bugatti-Dowty's existing carbon disk facilities, including two in France (Molsheim in Alsace, and Villeurbanne, near Lyon) and one in the United States (Walton, Kentucky). The plant was inaugurated after a year and a half of work, starting in July 2013, and represents a total investment of $130 million. The new plant will bolster Safran's industrial presence in Malaysia, alongside facilities operated by two other Safran companies, Morpho (security sector) and Turbomeca (helicopter engines).
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