Manufacturing Sector
A total of 495 projects were approved with investments totaling RM19.1 billion from January to August 2009. RM12.1 billion (63.3%) were foreign investments and RM7.0 billion (36.7%) domestic investment:
- 302 projects were new projects with RM13.7 billion (71.7%) investments and
- 193 expansions/diversification projects of RM5.4 billion (28.3%) investments.
Main areas of domestic investments:
- basic metal products (RM1,695.9 million);
- chemicals and chemical products (RM1,178.9 million);
- petroleum products including petrochemicals (RM701.6 million);
- food manufacturing (RM674.0 million);and
- transport equipment (RM661.5 million).
Main areas of foreign investments:
- chemicals and chemical products (RM6,836.2 million);
- electrical and electronics products (RM1,919.3 million);
- fabricated metal products (RM657.6 million);
- petroleum products including petrochemicals (RM454.9 million); and
- plastic products (RM438.2 million).
Major sources of foreign investments:
- Japan (RM6,466.1 million);
- Singapore (RM1,613.8 million);
- Taiwan (RM610.4 million);
- Netherlands (RM457.9 million); and
- Republic of Korea (RM431.8 million).
Approved investments by location:
- Sarawak (RM7,755.2 million);
- Selangor (RM3,431.8 million);
- Johor (RM2,958.9 million);
- Pulau Pinang (RM1,664.5 million); and
- Kedah (RM837.3 million).
Manufacturing Related Services Sectors
119 regional establishment projects were approved with investments totaling RM219.1 million, consisting 12 Operational Headquarters (RM85.0 million), 1 International Procurement Centre (RM11.5 million), 2 Regional Distributive Centre (RM76.2 million), 39 Regional Offices (RM22.3 million) and 65 Representative Offices (RM24.1 million).
For the period January to August 2009, a total of 22 projects were approved with tax incentives for services support activities with investments totaling RM578.7 million. The projects are as follows:
- energy generation : (RM295.4 million, 14 projects);
- energy saving : (RM136.0 million, 3 projects);
- Integrated Logistics and Services (ILS) : (RM120.7 million, 3 projects);
- Integrated MarketingSupport Services (IMMS) : (RM20.5 million, 1 project); and
- research and development (R&D) : (RM6.1 million, 1 project).
–Source, MITI Weekly BulletinA total of 495 projects were approved with investments totaling RM19.1 billion from January to August 2009. RM12.1 billion (63.3%) were foreign investments and RM7.0 billion (36.7%) domestic investment:
- 302 projects were new projects with RM13.7 billion (71.7%) investments and
- 193 expansions/diversification projects of RM5.4 billion (28.3%) investments.
Main areas of domestic investments:
- basic metal products (RM1,695.9 million);
- chemicals and chemical products (RM1,178.9 million);
- petroleum products including petrochemicals (RM701.6 million);
- food manufacturing (RM674.0 million);and
- transport equipment (RM661.5 million).
Main areas of foreign investments:
- chemicals and chemical products (RM6,836.2 million);
- electrical and electronics products (RM1,919.3 million);
- fabricated metal products (RM657.6 million);
- petroleum products including petrochemicals (RM454.9 million); and
- plastic products (RM438.2 million).
Major sources of foreign investments:
- Japan (RM6,466.1 million);
- Singapore (RM1,613.8 million);
- Taiwan (RM610.4 million);
- Netherlands (RM457.9 million); and
- Republic of Korea (RM431.8 million).
Approved investments by location:
- Sarawak (RM7,755.2 million);
- Selangor (RM3,431.8 million);
- Johor (RM2,958.9 million);
- Pulau Pinang (RM1,664.5 million); and
- Kedah (RM837.3 million).
Manufacturing Related Services Sectors
119 regional establishment projects were approved with investments totaling RM219.1 million, consisting 12 Operational Headquarters (RM85.0 million), 1 International Procurement Centre (RM11.5 million), 2 Regional Distributive Centre (RM76.2 million), 39 Regional Offices (RM22.3 million) and 65 Representative Offices (RM24.1 million).
For the period January to August 2009, a total of 22 projects were approved with tax incentives for services support activities with investments totaling RM578.7 million. The projects are as follows:
- energy generation : (RM295.4 million, 14 projects);
- energy saving : (RM136.0 million, 3 projects);
- Integrated Logistics and Services (ILS) : (RM120.7 million, 3 projects);
- Integrated MarketingSupport Services (IMMS) : (RM20.5 million, 1 project); and
- research and development (R&D) : (RM6.1 million, 1 project).