{ "id": 37903, "date": "2025-11-13T18:15:47", "date_gmt": "2025-11-13T10:15:47", "guid": { "rendered": "https:\/\/www.ecerdc.com.my\/?page_id=37903" }, "modified": "2026-07-10T16:16:35", "modified_gmt": "2026-07-10T08:16:35", "slug": "thrust-3-manufacturing", "status": "publish", "type": "page", "link": "https:\/\/www.ecerdc.com.my\/en\/ecer-development-plan-key-thrusts-and-enablers\/thrust-3-manufacturing\/", "title": { "rendered": "Manufacturing" }, "content": { "rendered": "
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Manufacturing (Hard-to-Abate Sectors)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The manufacturing cluster remains a key contributor to private investment and a major driver of economic growth in ECER. As a greenfield and resource rich region, ECER offers a highly competitive landscape for manufacturing activities and serves as a strategic gateway to ASEAN and the wider Asia Pacific markets.<\/p>

Aligned with the New Industrial Master Plan (NIMP) 2030, the sector focuses on strengthening hard to abate industries in chemicals, minerals, and automotive subsectors, supported by renewable energy and decarbonisation initiatives. Public investment continues to be channelled into strategic projects and programmes to stimulate growth and attract private participation. One of the key enablers of this development is ECERDC\u2019s network of thematic industrial parks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Region\u2019s transition towards a productivity driven and technology enabled economy, in line with the New Industrial Master Plan (NIMP) 2030, strengthens ECER\u2019s position as a preferred destination for advanced and sustainable manufacturing. Supported by renewable energy integration and decarbonisation initiatives, ECER offers investors a strategic base to access ASEAN and global markets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The key sectors in ECER\u2019s manufacturing cluster are:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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Development of Specialty Chemicals, Biopolymers and Advanced Materials<\/h3>

ECER offers opportunities for global investors in specialty chemicals, biopolymers and advanced materials, leveraging the region\u2019s strong petrochemical base and CCUS initiatives to drive next-generation industrial growth.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Minerals Processing and Downstreaming<\/h3>

With abundant reserves of rare earths, iron and silica, ECER presents strategic potential for mineral processing and value-added downstream activities that strengthen Malaysia\u2019s resource-based industries.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Automotive Industry Development through EV and RV<\/h3>

ECER is positioning itself as a regional hub for electric vehicle (EV) and recreational vehicle (RV) manufacturing, offering investors access to a growing supply chain and domestic market expansion.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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For investors exploring manufacturing opportunities within the East Coast Economic Region, please contact:<\/b><\/p>

General Manager
Investor Management
Level 3, Menara PjH
No. 2, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak
Precinct 2
62100 Putrajaya<\/p>

Tel: +603 8885 0038
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