KUCHING, June 11 1026: Bintulu Transitioning Industrial Cluster (TIC), Malaysia’s and Asean’s first, was launched today, joining 38 other clusters across 20 countries that are working on the future of clean and competitive industry.
Collectively, these clusters represent approximately USD 808 billion in economic output, 6.6 million jobs, and 870 million tonnes of potential carbon emissions abatement.
Premier Abang Johari Openg said the Bintulu TIC will give Sarawak access to international expertise, proven solutions and strategic partnership in areas such as clean energy, industrial symbiosis, digitisation,hydrogen, carbon management, circular systems and workforce development.
Speaking at the launch, the premier explained that the significance of this initiative is not simply that Sarawak is the first in Malaysia to participate.
“Its real value lies in connecting Bintulu to a global movement that is redefining how industrial regions grow, compete and decarbonise.
“Industrial clusters are the cornerstone of economies, generating meaningful jobs. At the same time, they account for some of the toughest emissions to abate,” he said.
Abang Johari said the industrial clusters are where the greatest opportunities for rapid, shared decarbonisation lie, while protecting industrial competitiveness and accelerating Sarawak’s green growth agenda.
He said the TIC is built around five pillars — policy, finance, technology, partnerships, and infrastructure.
On policy, he said Sarawak is not starting from scratch, but through the Energy Transition Policy, Hydrogen Economy Roadmap, Sustainability Blueprint, and more recently, Sarawak Net Zero Strategy and Carbon Plan, Sarawak has already set a clear direction for sustainable growth.
On finance, he said it helps translate ambition into investable opportunities by strengthening the governance, planning and project development needed to attract capital and accelerate implementation.
On technology, the premier said it connects Bintulu to a global network of industrial innovation — from digitalisation and artificial intelligence to hydrogen, carbon management and circular industrial systems.
“This allows us to learn from leading industrial clusters around the world, adapt proven solutions to our own context, and move faster.
“A critical enabler of this transformation is partnerships to create shared platform and infrastructure,”he said.
He stressed that industrial decarbonisation at scale depends on infrastructure that connects industries across energy systems, carbon management, digital platforms, logistics, waste, water and resource flows.
“This is what allows the cluster to function not as separate industrial assets, but as a coordinated system,” he said, adding that Sarawak’s industrial sector is both a major driver of economic growth and a key contributor to emissions.
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