KUALA LUMPUR – According to economic research published on 11 September 2026, Malaysia’s manufacturing sector growth will stay strong at 6.2% year on year in 2026, up from 4.5% in 2025. Despite global trade concerns and geopolitical turbulence, continued capital investment in data centres, digital infrastructure, and electrical and electronics (E&E) manufacturing is providing a structural foundation for national industrial production. As expanding high-tech manufacturing assembly and semiconductor production drives elevated volumes of industrial waste streams, including hazardous cutting fluids, oily sludges, and SW305 waste codes, plant managers face expanding compliance requirements under national eSWIS tracking regulations, reinforcing the commercial demand for specialised closed-loop scheduled waste recovery services and re-refined products like Recycled Fuel Oil (RFO) and Re-Refined Base Oil (RRBO).
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(Source: The Star)
