Malaysia - Investment Performance 2011 - Malaysian Industrial ...

(RM6.6 billion) and Kedah (RM6.1
billion) contributed almost 70 per cent
of the total investments approved in
2011.
The state of Penang registered the
highest level of investments amounting
to RM9.1 billion. Investments were
mainly in the E&E (RM7.3 billion),
basic metal products (RM715.7 million),
transport equipment (RM587.6 million),
machinery manufacturing (RM111.3
million) and fabricated metal products
(RM94.7 million) industries. A major
project approved in Penang includes
a new wholly foreign-owned project
with investments of RM1.8 billion to
manufacture advanced substrates for
semiconductors.
The state of Selangor registered the
second highest level of investments
amounting to RM8.7 billion. Investments
in Selangor were in a wide range of
industries such as transport equipment
(RM2 billion), E&E (RM1.4 billion),
food manufacturing (RM1.3 billion),
basic metal products (RM1.1 billion)
and chemicals and chemical products
(RM713.4 million) industries. Major
projects approved in Selangor include a
new RM856 million wholly Malaysianowned
project to manufacture and
assemble electric and hybrid commercial
vehicles.
The state of Sarawak attracted
investments amounting to RM8.5
billion, mainly due to a new RM2.5
billion majority Malaysian-owned project
to undertake integrated manufacturing
28 Malaysia - investMent PerforMance 2011
of aluminium rods. Investments in
Sarawak were concentrated in basic
metal products (RM5.8 billion),
chemicals and chemical products
(RM2.2 billion), transport equipment
(RM135.3 million), petroleum products
including petrochemicals (RM100
million) and, wood and wood products
(RM85 million) industries.
B. PerfOrMance Of
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eLectrOnic PrODuctS
Malaysia has a strong base for the
development of the E&E industry
especially in semiconductor, consumer
electronics, home appliances, industrial
electronics and supporting industries.
The country continues to focus on
elevating the industry into higher-end
activities through the strengthening and
deepening of the E&E industry cluster
by targeting front-end operations. The
recent investment approvals reflect the
Government’s efforts in widening the
industry value chain.
The Government has identified the
E&E industry as one of the key growth
areas within the NKEAs to help increase
the country’s Gross National Income
(GNI) by RM90 billion and to create
an additional employment of 157,000
jobs by 2020. The E&E NKEA focuses
on semiconductor, solar, light emitting
diodes (LEDs), wireless communications
and radio frequency identification