Rojana Industrial Estate at Laem Chabang to support target industries

According to the government's policy to promote investment in the EEC area, the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand and the private sector have jointly developed areas in Chonburi to accommodate investment in target industries with the expectation of expanding to all areas within three years.

The Industrial Estate Authority has signed a memorandum with Rojana Industrial Park to establish the Rojana Industrial Estate at Laem Chabang in Chonburi to support industrial investment in the Eastern Economic Zone or EEC. According to government policy, the Rojana Industrial Estate at Laem Chabang has an area of 843 Rai with an emphasis on businesses in 10 target industries such as electrical appliances and parts supply, modern auto parts production, agricultural processing, and medical and medical equipments.

Deputy Governor of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand, Suwatana Kmolwatananisa said today the Rojana Industrial Estate at Laem Chabang is a project located in the EEC area, enabling entrepreneurs who are investing to receive benefits under the EECs incentive scheme which includes a 50 percent reduction in ordinary corporate tax for an additional five years. She also expects that during this year, the area will be declared an industrial estate. The project will take two years for development and will be able to offer spaces for sale to investors within three years, resulting in approximately 3.4 billion baht in investments. Mrs Suwatana added that the Industrial Estate Authority has provided more than 12,000 rai for investors in the EEC, with current and former investors showing interest in more than seven thousand rai.

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