The Export Processing Zone Administration (EPZA) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) collaborates with the Southern Taiwan Science Park Bureau and Pingtung County Government on June 23, 2023 to jointly held the "Investment Promotion of the MOEA Pingtung Technology Industrial Park Expansion and NSTC Pingtung Science Park" with the theme of "Pingtung Industry recreate new historical episode" to listen to the needs of local enterprises. Well-known enterprises, such as Goldenbow Precision Technology Co., Ltd and Shyh Hwa Stainless Steel Tube Co., Ltd. participated, and the on-site manufacturers actively asked questions. They all have enthusiastic expectations for the expansion of the Pingtung Technology Industrial Park (Pingtung Expansion) to drive the development of local industries.
The EPZA Director-General Yang, Po-Keng, said that the Pingtung Expansion is an important part of the "Great South, Great Development-the Southern Taiwan Development Policy", with a total area of 26.86 hectares, and 17.76 hectares of land for the production business, and the whole area is divided into 6 mound blocks, and the demarcation of plant land is divided by the double cross axis lines, the land is "only for rent not for sales". The public construction of the park started in May this year, and manufacturers will be able to build factories at the same time. It is estimated that investment will be promoted by NTD5 billion, output value will be increased by NTD10 billion, and 790 job vacancies will be created.
The Pingtung Expansion Area is adjacent to the PTIP, opposite the Pingtung Science Park, and also neighbors Automotive Industry Park and Liukuaicuo Industrial Park, which has a strong industrial cluster effect. Enterprises stationed in Pingtung Expansion Area could work together with the upstream and downstream industries, and the EPZA will also accompany the growth of the enterprise. It is believed that with the promotion of the central and local policies, station into the Pingtung Expansion Area will connect the industrial settlements in Pingtung, and also drive industrial upgrading. In addition to the industrial cluster effect that could strengthen the competitive advantage, the area has been planned by the Executive Yuan as a Pingtung High-Speed Rail Specific Area as well. In the future, the high-speed rail, the Taiwan Railway and the express rail will be jointly constructed, it takes only 3 minutes for enterprises to bond for High-speed rail and 3 minutes for the Taiwan Railway. The Pingtung Expansion Area is less than 2 kilometers away from the GaoPing Bridge, it takes 10 minutes to cross the bridge to reach Kaohsiung City. The Pingtung Expansion Area will form an urban living area with Kaohsiung City, enterprises negotiate business from south to north, and the traffic flow of customers and logistics is unobstructed.
In order to enable enterprises to understand more about the overall development of Pingtung in the future, the investment promotion activity specially introduced the development of the existing commercial and industrial in Pingtung County and the vision of industrial development, and illustrated the existing parks in the county and the parks that will be developed soon, the contents include the promotion schedule, the introduction of industrial categories, and rental measures. Enterprises that are engaged in the plastic products, metal products, electronic components, electrical equipment, machinery equipment, automobile and automobile parts manufacturing, and other low-pollution industries with the need of building factories are welcome to invest in Pingtung to seize the business opportunities.
Sources:MOEA
