Swirling marbled colour

About Us

Company profile

Three decades of colour, made in Malaysia for manufacturers across Asia and beyond.

Farben Technique (M) Sdn. Bhd. was incorporated in 1993 and operates an ISO certified manufacturing facility in Penang, Malaysia. Our FARSPERSE® pigment and chemical dispersions colour natural and synthetic rubber latex, dry rubber, decorative emulsion paints, chipboard and MDF, polyurethane foam, FRP, PVC, silicone products and textile printing.

We were granted Pioneer Status by Malaysia’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry for our work in aqueous pigment dispersion technology. Today we supply more than 400 grades to customers across Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.

Our milestones

Our journey in colouring the world

2026 and beyond

Continuing to colour the world

Joined WWRC Group

Farben Technique joined WWRC Group, strengthening the Group’s specialty chemicals portfolio.

2025

2023

30th anniversary

Celebrates 30 years of colouring the world.

ISO 14001 certified

Environmental management certified to ISO 14001:2015.

2022

2019

17,900 sqm facility

Successive expansions bring the Penang facility to a total area of 17,900 sqm.

Kuala Lumpur sales office

Opens a sales office in Kuala Lumpur.

2003

2002

ISO 9001 certified

Quality management system certified to ISO 9001:2000, now ISO 9001:2015.

First expansion

Purchases Units 3 and 5, the first of nine phases of expansion.

1996

1993

MITI Pioneer Status

Recognised for pioneering aqueous pigment dispersion technology in Malaysia.

Farben Technique's first premises in Sungai Dua, Butterworth, Penang, 1993
Our first premises in Sungai Dua, 1993

First factory

Farben Technique starts operations in rented premises in Sungai Dua, Butterworth, Penang.

1993

Quality control laboratory

Facility and quality

Every batch tested.

From the first lab sample to the final delivery, every step happens under one roof.

  • Flexible production handles batch sizes from a few kilograms to several tonnes.
  • Stringent QC checks every batch against specification, using colour spectrophotometers and laser diffraction particle size analysers.
  • Retained samples are kept from every batch for easy traceability, with regular stability checks.
  • Our logistics team delivers efficiently and on time.
ISO 9001 certified management system, BCert, JAS-ANZ accredited
ISO 9001:2015Quality management system
ISO 14001 certified management system, BCert, JAS-ANZ accredited
ISO 14001:2015Environmental management system

Let’s talk colour

Tell us about your application and we will recommend the right grade.