Nine SMIs To Be Housed In One Complex To Boost Production

November 03, 2008 21:51 PM

Nine SMIs To Be Housed In One Complex To Boost Production

KOTA BAHARU, Nov 3 (Bernama) -- Nine small-and medium-scale industries in Kelantan, which have made a name for themselves in the market, will be housed in a complex by the State Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) to boost their production to international level.

SEDC chief executive Wan Yahya Wan Salleh said the SMIs will be provided with air-conditioned rooms, modern processing and packaging machines with vendor control to monitor the smooth operations of the factories.

Every entrepreneur produces one halal product each for the domestic and international markets, he told reporters after visiting the complex.

The complex at the Pengkalan Chepa 2 Industrial Zone is among the most developed industrial estates in Kelantan with a wide range of products produced by local and foreign entrepreneurs.

Several foreign companies are operating there including Rohm-Wako of Japan which manufactures electrical and electronic items. Some 5,000 people are working in the industrial zone.

Wan Yahya said part of the products manufactured by the entrepreneurs there are exported to countries like Britain and Canada, with monthly sales exceeding RM300,000.

"I hope the products will be of superior quality in future especially for the foreign market," he said.

On foreign investors coming to Kelantan, Wan Yahya said two German companies invested more than RM30 million in the state since a month ago.

He said concerted efforts are being made to woo more foreign investments to Kelantan as the federal and state government were offering a lot of incentives including a large factory site at a low price.

"The SEDC is also prepared to help speed up approvals with government agencies to build factories," he added.

-- BERNAMA