WHA Group is a leader in Thailand’s fully-integrated logistics and industrial facilities solutions. The latest approval builds on a related okay last November for the Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 4 (HESIE 4).

The release said that the nine Hemaraj industrial estates would play an instrumental role in the development of the EEC project’s 10 targeted S-Curve industries, in particular aviation and logistics, next-generation automotive, automation and robotics, smart electronics, biofuels and biochemicals, and digital.

“Since the EEC initiative was launched by the government, WHA Group has always given its full support, so we are delighted that our 9 industrial estates are now officially part of it,” said Jareeporn Jarukornsakul, WHA chairman and group CEO. “It will reinforce our continued commitment to play an active role in the development of the 10 targeted industries for the benefit of all stakeholders and the country.”

David Nardone, group executive, industrial and international for WHA Industrial Development said: “This will be an excellent opportunity to encourage a skilled workforce for higher-wage jobs. The openings in the 10 target industries will boost productivity and make [Thailand’s] industrial environment more global.”

The nine approved Hemaraj industrial estates approval cover a total of 34,434 rai (5,509 hectares) in the EEC.

The Hemaraj Industrial Estates that received EEC approval are:

· Hemaraj Chonburi Industrial Estate (HCIE)

· Hemaraj Chonburi Industrial Estate 2 (HCIE 2)

· Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate (Rayong) (ESIE)

· Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate (HESIE)

· Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 2 (HESIE 2)

· Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 4 (HESIE 4) – approved in November 2017

· Hemaraj Eastern Industrial Estate (Map Ta Phut) (HEIE)

· Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 3 (HESIE 3)

· Hemaraj Rayong 36 Industrial Estate