ABOUT BCM

About BCM

Background

BACKGROUND

Boeing Composites Malaysia (BCM) is a premier advanced manufacturing facility and a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, marking Boeing’s first wholly-owned manufacturing facility in Southeast Asia. Located in Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah, Malaysia, BCM plays a vital role in Boeing’s global aerospace supply chain by producing high-quality composite products and structural subassemblies for Boeing commercial aircraft.

Established originally in 2001 as Asian Composites Manufacturing, and renamed as Aerospace Composites Malaysia in 2013, the facility was fully acquired by Boeing in late 2023 and subsequently renamed Boeing Composites Malaysia. Today it stands as a testament to Boeing’s long-term commitment to Malaysian aerospace excellence and the region’s growing role in advanced aerospace manufacturing.

BCM produces parts for all Boeing Commercial Airplanes program including 737 MAX and 787 Dreamliner. Our facility manufactures and supplies high-quality primary and secondary aerospace structure, composite, bonded, assembly and sub-assembly panels, such as aileron skins, spoilers and spars, flat panels, leading edges, trailing edges and various miscellaneous components.

BCM is based in Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah, Malaysia. The USD $32 million plant was officially opened by Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in September 2002.

Our workforce of approximately 1,000 skilled Malaysian professionals represents a deeply rooted local talent base committed to quality, innovation, and operational excellence. At BCM, we cultivate a culture of continuous improvement, safety, and teamwork — fundamentals that enable us to deliver world-class products to Boeing customers worldwide.

Safety and quality are at the heart of everything we do. We adhere to stringent industry standards and employ robust quality assurance processes to ensure that every product leaving our facility meets or exceeds global aerospace requirements. Our ongoing investments in training, technology, and process optimization reflect our dedication to preserving Boeing’s legacy of safety and excellence.

BCM is more than a manufacturing hub — we are an active participant in Malaysia’s aerospace ecosystem. We collaborate with local suppliers, government agencies, educational institutions, and community partners to promote skills development, foster innovation, and support workforce readiness for the future. Our presence helps strengthen Malaysia’s position as a competitive aerospace centre in Southeast Asia.

BCM, situated in the industrial area of Bukit Kayu Hitam, is a mere five minutes away from Malaysia-Thailand border. We are reachable through the North-South highway and located two hours away from the Penang port, the main shipping method of our products. We are also situated within thirty minutes from seven different universities and technical learning institutions.

As Boeing continues to invest in sustainable aerospace and global manufacturing excellence, BCM remains a strategic partner in the journey toward innovation, growth, and responsible manufacturing. We are proud to contribute to the future of aviation — from Malaysia to the skies around the world.

MAJOR MILESTONES

Safety

ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH & SAFETY

BCM declares that our employees are the most valuable assets, therefore we are fully committed to protect them by establishing a safe and healthy work environment and to ensure that our activities do not cause any adverse effect to the environment.

In upholding this standard, BCM requests full co-operation and commitment of all its employees, contractors, visitors and business partners to contribute and participate in all of the Environment, Health and Safety related activities.

ENVIRONMENT

The company maintains the perfect compliance record to all audits conducted by the Department of Environment and Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) every year. This is our commitment towards preservation of air, land and water in an around our facilities.

We are a firm believer in recycling as evidenced by the recycling bins in our facility for employees usage. All our discarded materials are being sent to a recycling facility on a monthly basis and the funds collected from the recycled materials are being used to support our corporate responsibility initiatives.

Sustainability is a business approach to creating long-term value by taking into consideration how a given organization operates in the ecological, social, and economic environments. Sustainability is built on the assumption that developing such strategies fosters company longevity. (source: imd.org)

As the expectations on corporate responsibility increase, and as transparency becomes more prevalent, companies are recognizing the need to act on sustainability. BCM has put various recycling efforts in place to support the sustainability initiatives.

Our initiatives includes:

Solar energy system

Environment monitoring

Recycling (production/ non-production)

Scheduled waste

Sewage treatment

HEALTH

Employee health is our company's priority. In 2022, we introduced our cares program with the aim of improving employees' physical and mental well being. We introduced Trim and Fit program to encourage healthy lifestyle. We arranged monthly awareness talks on various topics including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and mental health.

In January 2022 we implemented the smoke-cessation program, aiming to assist smokers to cease their smoking dependency. The program managed to help 40% of our employees kick their habit. In January 2023, we became a smoke-free company. We received a 'Blue Ribbon' award from the Ministry of Health for our effort to become the first smoke-free company in Kedah.

SAFETY

Boeing Composites Malaysia has established a strong safety performance record, rooted in rigorous standards and advanced practices. The company's workforce, consisting of around 1,000 employees, is thoroughly trained and dedicated to maintaining high safety standards. Continuous education and awareness ensure that all employees are well-versed in the latest safety protocols and best practices. The company is a recipient of the Boeing Chairman's Safety Award in 2017, a testament of our commitment to safety.

The company's safety protocols include stringent quality checks and regular maintenance schedules to ensure all equipment and processes meet the highest safety standards. This systematic approach helps in identifying and mitigating potential hazards before they can affect production or employee safety.