Vertiv Holdings Co officially opened its first manufacturing facility in Southeast Asia on July 1, 2026. The 20,000-square-meter plant is located in Johor, Malaysia, close to Singapore, the company’s regional headquarters [1, 2, 3, 4].
The new Johor factory will produce power distribution units, advanced liquid-cooling systems, modular power solutions, and prefabricated infrastructure designed to meet the high power and cooling demands of AI data centres [1, 2, 3, 4]. AI clusters require much more electricity and complex thermal management than traditional data centres, driving demand for Vertiv’s solutions [1, 3].
Currently, about 15% to 20% of the plant's first phase capacity is operational, including the initial liquid-cooled cold plate production line. A second liquid-cooling line is expected to start in September 2026 [2]. Vertiv expects the plant to be fully operational by the third quarter of 2027, with all production lines and capacity activated [1, 2, 3].
The Johor facility serves clients in Southeast Asia, North Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, with roughly 75% of production allocated to the Malaysian market and the remainder exported regionally [1, 2, 3, 4]. This helps Vertiv reduce its previous dependence on China (70%) and Europe (30%) for Asian supply, shortening delivery times and improving supply chain resilience [2].
Vertiv incorporates advanced manufacturing technologies at Johor, including automation, robotics, and digital twin systems, and plans to expand both capacity and product range, aided by recent acquisitions such as Strategic Thermal Labs and ThermoKey [2].
Paul Churchill, Vertiv's Asia Vice President, described the relationship between the Johor plant and Singapore regional headquarters as symbiotic: "Johor and Singapore have a symbiotic rather than competitive relationship. Singapore remains the regional HQ for customer management, business decisions, and engineering consultation; Johor leverages land, power, manufacturing, and growing engineering capabilities as the regional manufacturing expansion hub" [2].
CEO Giordano Albertazzi said, "Asia continues to be one of the fastest-growing regions for AI and digital infrastructure investment. Expanding our manufacturing footprint in Malaysia aims to further enhance our ability to support customers with quality, speed, scale and resilience" [1, 3].
The facility is also expected to create up to 500 technical jobs [2]. The next key milestone will be the start of the second liquid-cooling production line in September 2026, moving toward full operational status in Q3 2027 [1, 2, 3].
