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with an investment of RM1.8 billion;<br />
and<br />
• An expansion project with investments<br />
of RM1.4 billion for the manufacture<br />
of video tape recorders and players<br />
including camcorders; mecha deck<br />
for video tape recorders and players<br />
and camcorders; CD-ROM disk<br />
drives; hi-fi stereo system and radio/<br />
cassete recorders.<br />
Republic of Korea<br />
Republic of Korea was the second<br />
largest foreign investor with total<br />
investments of RM5.2 billion. Korean<br />
investments were in 10 projects, of<br />
which seven were new projects and<br />
three were expansion/diversification<br />
projects. The large investments from<br />
Republic of Korea were mainly from:<br />
• A new project with investments of<br />
RM2.2 billion for the manufacture<br />
of lithium ion batteries; and<br />
• A new project with investments<br />
amounting to RM1.1 billion for the<br />
production of photovoltaic functional<br />
glass.<br />
The USA<br />
The uSA was the third largest investor<br />
with investments of RM2.5 billion<br />
in 21 projects. <strong>Investment</strong>s from<br />
the uSA were mainly in expansion/<br />
diversification projects which amounted<br />
to RM2.4 billion (12 projects) while<br />
investments in new projects amounted<br />
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to RM145.8 million (9 projects). The<br />
large investments from the uSA were:<br />
• A diversification project for the<br />
manufacture of electronics measuring<br />
instruments and bio and chemical<br />
analytical equipment with an<br />
investment of RM967.8 million;<br />
• An expansion project for the design,<br />
development and manufacture of<br />
silicon photovoltaic wafers/cells/<br />
modules/panels with investments<br />
amounting to RM668.4 million;<br />
and<br />
• An expansion project for the<br />
manufacture of integrated circuits<br />
and to undertake activity on testing<br />
of semiconductor devices with<br />
investments of RM600 million.<br />
Singapore<br />
Singapore continued to be a major<br />
source of investments in <strong>2011</strong> with<br />
RM2.5 billion in 88 approved projects.<br />
<strong>Investment</strong>s from Singapore in new<br />
projects amounted to RM1.5 billion (43<br />
projects) while investments in expansion/<br />
diversification projects amounted to<br />
RM997.9 million (45 projects).<br />
Singapore investments were<br />
concentrated in the food manufacturing<br />
(13 projects/RM1.1 billion) and E&E (16<br />
projects/ RM476.3 million) industries.<br />
Major projects approved included<br />
a RM270 million project for the<br />
production of palm oil, palm kernel
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