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| Singapore's Carmel shuts down Penang plant |
| Business & Market 2009 | |||
| Written by Regina William | |||
| Monday, 18 May 2009 18:38 | |||
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Of the 200 workers at the Scarmel Penang subsidiary,120 of them were locals. They lodged a report with the State Manpower Department on May 18. On May 13, they were notified by the management about the immediate closure. However, they have yet to receive their remuneration since April. Scarmel Penang specialises in PVC molding, precision machining, mechanical sub-assemblies, wire harnesses and surface mount connectors / headers assy for multi-national companies in the industrial areas in Penang, Butterworth, Kuala Lumpur. According to Carmel Group website, it also has subsidiaries in Senai, Johor and Batam in Indonesia but there were no details if these plants were still operating. The group's total workforce before the layoff in Penang was about 1,500. Carmel Manufacturing Pte Ltd provided integrated turnkey manufacturing services including electromechanical and mechanical subassemblies, precision molding, and precision interconnect assemblies, cable and wire harnessing, assembling power modules and clean room inspections. Its customers included Hewlett Packard, Tyco Electronics, Flextronics, Venture, Philips DAP, Advantest Inc, Canon Electronics Malaysia, Electroglas, Agilent Technologies, Ismeca, Pemstar and KLA Tencor.
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