新时代，新气象，今天，广西参与“一带一路”建设传来喜讯，马中关丹产业园首个入园项目——联合钢铁年产350万吨钢铁项目成功试投产。
联合钢铁项目由广西北部湾港务集团和广西盛隆冶金共同出资14亿美元建设，占地约4200亩，设计年产350万吨H型钢、耐腐蚀建筑用钢等高端钢铁产品。
胡玖林：投产以后，可以为当地解决直接劳动力4000个岗位。关丹港码头，整个吞吐量我们要占到70%以上。
作为马中关丹产业园的首个入园项目，联合钢铁(大马)是马来西亚最大的钢企，也是中国大陆在海外投资的第一个现代化全流程的综合性钢铁厂。马中关丹产业园目前共有10个项目签约入园，协议投资额超过245亿人民币。
马正国：马中关丹产业园钢厂项目正式投产，也是向我们姊妹园——中马钦州产业园看齐。两个园区同步也进入了一个快速发展、收获的阶段。今后吸引更多的优秀企业入驻，一起为国家的“一带一路”倡议作出贡献。
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The east oast of peninsular Malaysia will soon reap the economic benefits of two Belt and Road programmes in Kuantan.
WHEN mainland Chinese look for investment opportunities in the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP), the first place they want to visit is the nearby Kuantan Port.
After seeing the port, which is being deepened and expanded by IJM Corp Bhd
, these industrialists will then head towards MCKIP.
One of these corporations that chose to view the port first was Alliance Steel. The steel giant is investing RM5.6bil to build an integrated steel complex on 710 acres (287.3ha) of land equivalent to the size of Petaling Jaya town.
“International investors attach great importance to infrastructure, particularly the port, before they make investment decisions.
“They want to see whether the port facilities can support the import of raw materials and the export of finished goods,” explains Datuk Soam Heng Choon, chief executive officer and managing director of IJM Corporation Bhd.
Soam says MCKIP has lured in Chinese investments worth RM19bil, from six major manufacturers in steel, aluminium, tyre, fertiliser and ceramic sectors.
On Nov 13, Hong Kong’s listed NewOcean Energy entered into an agreement with Kuantan Port to invest RM5.1bil for the development of an oil refinery complex.
MCKIP aims to get investments worth RM19-20bil in its first phase of development, RM15bil in the second phase and RM6-7bil in the third phase.
IJM Corporation, a big name in the local corporate world, has stakes in both the port and the industrial park. It owns 60% of Kuantan Port Consortium, which holds a 30-year concession for port management. The balance 40% is held by China’s Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group.
IJM is also part of the local consortium (IJM Land, Sime Darby, Pahang Government) that holds 51% stake in MCKIP. The China consortium of Guangxi Beibu and Qinzhou Investment owns the other 49%.
“Kuantan Port will be a mega port. The port and the park will leapfrog the economic growth of Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan. When the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is completed (in five years), growth momentum will be quickened,” says Soam.
MCKIP has a critical advantage as an industrial park. It is located close to Kuantan Port, which is being developed into a shipping hub to play a role in boosting Malaysia-China trade.
The leaders of China and Malaysia have committed to raising total bilateral trade per annum to US$160bil (RM670.8bil), from about US$100bil (RM419bil) in recent years.
However, expanded activities at Kuantan Port – to be quickened by the ECRL – will cause some trade to bypass Singapore.
When the first phase of the deepened section of Kuantan Port opens for business in mid-2018, Alliance Steel will be its first customer to export its products.
In a 90-minute interview with The Star, Soam talks enthusiastically about the future economic benefits of these projects. Below are excerpts:
When will Kuantan Port expansion be completed? What impact can we see?
We are building a New Deep Water Terminal (NDWT) to fulfil the demand for bigger vessels and higher traffic.
Kuantan Port’s NDWT expansion will double its capacity to 52 million freight weight tonnes (FWT) and enable larger ships to berth. Phase 1A of the NDWT is expected to be operational in mid-2018, coinciding with the full operational commencement of the steel plant by Alliance Steel. Phase 1B of the NDWT is scheduled to be completed by mid-2019.
What are the drivers for Kuantan Port’s utilisation?
Foreign direct investments to MCKIP are growing. The development of the ECRL is also timely. It will support throughput growth with the spur-line to the port.
Kuantan Port is expected to operate as a Free Zone by the first quarter of 2018. This is a complementary feature for the port to be a multi-cargo transhipment hub for the region.
At full production capacity, Alliance Steel’s 3.5 million tonnes per annum plant is expected to contribute seven million tonnes of cargo throughput annually to Kuantan Port.
What impact will Kuantan Port have on IJM Corporation’s earnings?
With an investment of RM3bil from the private sector (and RM1bil from the Government), the port expansion is a major project being undertaken by the group.
IJM’s construction business division is benefiting from the port expansion, with construction orders and related works currently constituting 8% of the division’s outstanding order book.
In addition, the group’s industrial division is involved in supplying foundation piles and quarry material to the project.
Over the long term, Kuantan Port’s growth lies in MCKIP’s investors, who need a deepwater port for trade activities.
With a 60% equity ownership of the Kuantan Port concession, IJM will derive income arising from the port’s cargo throughput.
The growth of industries in MCKIP is therefore vital to the long-term success of Kuantan Port.
What role will the larger port play in the region?
Kuantan Port is an important gateway for goods and raw materials to reach the east coast for industrial and value-adding activities, and for export of finished goods.
Kuantan Port offers investors in MCKIP and ECER the fastest route to China’s Qinzhou Port, its sister port, in just three to four days.
The expansion of Kuantan Port will bolster MCKIP’s position as a key investment hub in Asia Pacific. After Phase 1 deepening, the port will be able to accommodate vessels with ship draught up to 14.5 metres. After Phase 2, it will be 16.5 metres.
The port aims to facilitate closer collaboration between China and Asean countries.
Once the ECRL is completed, what will this mean for the port and trade?
Kuantan Port’s advantage lies in its strategic location facing the South China Sea, in the middle of one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
The ECRL will connect two major ports – Port Klang and Kuantan Port. It would link key economic industrial areas along the east coast. There will be Kuantan Port City station and the alignment would pass through MCKIP via a spur-line. Hence, the ECRL will support Kuantan Port’s throughput growth in the later years.
We are anticipating more investments from China to flow into MCKIP. The development of MCKIP will make Kuantan Port even more strategic for Malaysia-China trade.
How far is the progress of MCKIP?
The industrial park began in 2013 with a land area of only 1,200 acres. The total land area has been expanded to 3,000 acres.
It is the first national industrial park that comes with various investment incentives, most notably a 15-year tax exemption.
Progress at MCKIP is very encouraging. Presently, 89% of the land in MCKIP1 has been sold to investors. For MCKIP 2, about 20% of the 1,000 acres of has already been earmarked for an investor. MCKIP 3 will be developed for light industries and logistics, commercial and residential buildings.
MCKIP is viewed as a successful project under the Belt and Road Initiative and we are seeing investment interest.
MCKIP’s targeted industries are: steel and non-ferrous metals, machinery and equipment manufacturing, clean technology and renewable energy, oil and gas, petrochemical, electrical and electronic, research and development. We welcome local and international investors.
How much investment has been attracted to MCKIP?
To date, MCKIP 1 has secured about RM19bil in investments. (With NewOcean Energy, it is RM24.1bil.)
Alliance Steel remains MCKIP’s biggest investor, with its modern integrated steel plant. By mid-2018, the project is expected to generate more than 3,500 jobs.
What does this industrial park mean to Malaysia?
MCKIP is jointly developed by both Malaysia and China. Together with its sister park, China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park, both parks will drive the development of industrial clusters.
The strong ties between the two countries will help attract more investors from China.
MCKIP will grow to become an important economic driver with the aim of creating 19,000 jobs by 2020.
What will the future landscape be like?
The twin parks are the key components of China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
The rise in investments will be the catalyst for more infrastructure projects in Malaysia. It will trigger spin-offs for local supporting industries and commercial clusters. Greater Kuantan residents will have access to better infrastructure, facilities, affordable housing and employment.
These projects are destined to bring mutual benefits to the economies of Malaysia and China.
Source: www.thestar.com.my
新华社吉隆坡９月１２日电（记者 刘彤 林昊）马来西亚马中关丹产业园区有限公司主席孙兴存日前在接受新华社记者采访时说，关丹产业园自２０１３年开园以来，已经吸引投资超过３００亿林吉特（约合７１亿美元），投资者表现出令人振奋的投资热情。
孙兴存说，这些投资者主要来自中国，大部分投资项目都和节能环保、高端设备制造以及高级材料制造相关，园区目前的工作主要是安排这些资金和项目逐步落地。据介绍，园区第一个入园项目是年产３５０万吨现代化全流程钢铁厂，项目预计２０１７年底实现部分投产，２０１８年上半年全面投产。
孙兴存认为，和区域内的其他园区相比，马来西亚政府为产业园开出的投资优惠条件很有竞争力，包括１５年公司所得税全免、设备及原材料进口税豁免以及项目基础设施总成本１０％最高达２亿林吉特（约合４７００万美元）的基础设施建设补助，因此除了中国内地投资者，园区也希望吸引到如东盟内部以及中国香港等地区的投资者。
孙兴存透露，紧邻园区的关丹港内正在开展码头扩建和修建新防波堤等活动，二期工程完工后可以停靠２０万吨货轮，而已经动工修建的东海岸铁路也将在未来成为马来半岛海铁联运计划的重要动脉，极大促进园区货物运输和物流发展。
参与关丹产业园联合开发的广西北部湾国际港务集团在接受新华社记者书面采访时表示，东海岸铁路的修建，将会把关丹港与西海岸的巴生港直接联通，有力地带动产业园上下游的快速发展以及关丹港与园区之间的互动，这为关丹产业园推进“港－产－园”发展构想提供了有利条件。
马中关丹产业园区是中国和马来西亚两国政府共建国家级产业园区，与中马钦州产业园区一起开创了“两国双园”国际合作模式，是建设“２１世纪海上丝绸之路”的重要项目。
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KUANTAN: More than 4,000 job opportunities will be up for grabs this weekend at the Alliance Steel (M) Sdn Bhd Job Fair.
To support Alliance Steel’s operation in the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP), vacancies available will include both entry-level and senior level positions requiring various qualifications and skill sets, ranging from technical and support positions as well as engineering, supervisory and management positions.
Local talents and graduates are encouraged to attend the job fair at The Zenith Hotel, Sultan Ahmad Shah International Convention Centre here as walk-in interviews will be conducted.
The two-day job fair is jointly organised by Alliance Steel in close collaboration with the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC), the Pahang state government and Jobs Malaysia.
“Private investments in the ECER have been a key enabler for the local communities to uplift their livelihood and income levels through greater employment opportunities and entrepreneurial creation,” said ECERDC chief executive officer Datuk Seri Jebasingam Issace John in a statement.
Further details of the job fair and current positions are available on their website at www.alliancesteel.com.my.
The job fair will be held from 9am to 6pm today and tomorrow.
Source: www.thestar.com.my
“一带一路”倡议提出三年多来，广西充分发挥与东盟国家海陆相连的地缘优势，着力建设国际大通道，在互联互通中织起了港口、高速公路、铁路、航空和通信光纤“五张网”。
摩拉港是文莱最大的港口，今年2月，广西北部湾国际港务集团与文莱达鲁萨兰资产管理公司所成立的合资公司——摩拉港务有限公司，正式接管摩拉港集装箱码头，启动了码头运营管理、机械设备、信息系统等方面升级改造工作，让这个有着44年历史的老港口释放新活力。
摩拉港戴春辉：
桥吊操作效率达到了23自然箱每小时，相比以前提高了15%，外面的拖车的流转时间也从以前超过一个小时压缩在半个小时之内，另外，集装箱码头吞吐量这一块也相比去年同期达到了25%的增长。
在马来西亚关丹港的旧港区，一艘从广西钦州港直航过来的货船。准备到港。而在不远处的新深水港，工人们正在加紧建设码头扩建工程，这是广西北部湾国际港务集团参股关丹港以来，积极推进建设的项目
关丹港叶竟涛：
一期的第一个泊位是为联合钢铁项目适配的15万吨级的泊位项目，预计今年年底可以投产。
中国合作伙伴通过技术支持等，对旧港口的改造和新港口的建设提供了很大的帮助，新港区建成以后，关丹港的吞吐量加起来将达到5200万吨，未来他们还将参与到港口运营中，促进我们经济的发展。
除了摩拉港、关丹港，广西还积极与印尼泗水港、泰国林查班港、柬埔寨西哈努克港等开展合作洽谈。
在积极“走出去”的同时，广西也努力“强内功”。与关丹港隔海相望的广西北部湾港，每天也在忙碌着。近日，广西北部湾港首批最长最重的39片箱梁完成安装，这标志着北部湾港大吨位码头——钦州码头接岸工程建设取得重大突破。
目前我们海上有十余个点同时展开施工，确保在年底完成工程主体施工。
防城港40万吨级码头及配套航道、北海铁山港公用码头7号、8号泊位……一批海上互联互通基础设施建设全面推进。
今年一季度，广西外贸稳健增长，进出口总值808.6亿元，同比增长24%。 越织越密的交通网让广西与“一带一路”沿线国家和地区越走越近，不断完善的信息通信通道，则加强了中国和东盟国家的数据联通。
这边显示到的就是连接东盟的通话行为数据分析了，可以为中国与东盟各国在人文交流以及经贸服务，还有技术合作等等方面的业务，提供一个进一步的数据支撑
在中国—东盟信息港智能展示中心，中国与东盟的最新关联业务数据都能查询到。努力打造“信息丝绸之路”，目前围绕东盟国家和“一带一路”国家建设的国际通信海缆——亚欧5号、亚太直达已经建成，亚非欧1号正在建设。从中国联通南宁国际局经东兴和凭祥到越南、经勐腊到老挝以及经瑞丽到缅甸四条陆路光缆已经全部建成。南宁国际局、北海国家域名顶级节点已经建成，南宁国家级互联网骨干直联点、未来网络南宁骨干节点正在规划。中国—东盟信息港云计算中心、广西电子政务云计算中心已经建成，马来西亚和新加坡云计算中心正在规划。
从2016年至今，中国—东盟信息港南宁核心基地落地重大项目64个，总投资规模459亿元。
未来，中国东信将积极参与构建覆盖中国与东盟国家的信息通信枢纽和“互联网+”产业平台，将中国—东盟信息港打造成为以广西为中心、辐射西南中南、面向东盟国家的核心通信枢纽和信息产业基地，建成连接中国与东盟国家的“信息丝绸之路”。
Industrial park developer targets big jump in capital injections
KUALA LUMPUR: The master developer of a huge industrial area in Kuantan, Pahang that is being jointly developed by Malaysian and Chinese companies, is targeting a big jump in new investments into the area this year.
The Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park Sdn Bhd (MCKIPSB) had secured a total investments of RM5.6bil last year.
“It will be good if we can get about RM8bil to RM10bil worth of investments this year,” its chairman Datuk Soam Heng Choon told reporters after opening the MCKIPSB’s sales office here yesterday.
“We want to seek for quality investments and are working to ramp up more investments,” said Soam, who is also IJM Corp Bhd’s CEO and managing director.
MCKIP’s first and current largest investor, Alliance Steel (M) Sdn Bhd, is investing RM5.6bil to develop a of 3.5 million tonnes capacity steel mill at the industrial park.
The factory is already 40% completed and the first phase of the project is expected to be operational by the end of this year.
“This MCKIP office here in KL will be the first point of contact for sales and marketing activities, especially foreign investors.
“The office will offer investors unparalleled support and information on investment opportunities, facilitation on sale and lease of industrial land as well as practical advice and guidance on regulatory and compliance matters, which includes the local business environment,” said Soam.
Over the past three years, MCKIP has recorded RM19bil in committed investments, including a RM4bil project by Wuxi Suntech Power Co Ltd to develop crystalline silicon solar cells and module secured in the last quarter of 2016.
“We are very pleased that MCKIP has gained fast popularity among foreign investors such as big corporations from China.
“The high level of interest reflects positive development and investors’ confidence in MCKIP as well as in the Malaysian Government’s commitment to support the growth of MCKIP,” Soam said.
Soam added that MCKIP is open to industries of all sizes, though the primary focus would begin with heavy industries, followed by medium-sized industries and later on, logistics.
International Trade and Industry (MITI) Minister II Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan was present during the event to officially open MCKIP’s KL office.
MCKIPSB, a 51:49 joint venture between two consortiums from Malaysia and China, is the master developer for MCKIP.
The Malaysian consortium consists of a public-private partnership comprising IJM Land Bhd, Sime Darby Property Bhd and the Pahang State Government.
Meanwhile, the Chinese consortium is led by the state-owned conglomerate Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group and Qinzhou Investment Development Co Ltd.
MCKIP is the first industrial park in Malaysia to be jointly developed by both Malaysia and China.
Together with its sister park, China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park, both parks have been identified by both governments as an “Iconic Project for Bilateral Investment Cooperation” that will drive the development of industrial clusters in both countries.
Source: thestar.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park Sdn Bhd (MCKIP) opened its new office here on Monday where its sales and marketing gallery will showcase developments in the East Coast Economic Region (ECER).
Located on the sixth floor of Wisma Selangor Dredging (South Block), the office will also be the first point of contact for potential investors here.
The office, which was officially opened by the International Trade and Industry (MITI) Minister II Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan, will also enhance MCKIP’s service offering to potential investors.
It will offer investors support and information on investment opportunities, facilitation of sale and lease of industrial land, as well as advice and guidance on regulatory and compliance matters, including local business environment.
MCKIPSB, a 51:49 joint venture between two consortiums from Malaysia and China, is the master developer for MCKIP.
The Malaysian consortium consists of a public-private partnership comprising IJM Land Bhd, Sime Darby Property Bhd and the Pahang State Government.
The Chinese consortium is led by the state-owned conglomerate Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group and Qinzhou Investment Development Co Ltd.
“The opening of MCKIP’s new office in KL is a further testament to the momentum behind the industrial park development and an example of our commitment to serve the needs of our investors, especially foreign direct investments, as well as assist them with their approval process – a critical concern for foreign investors,” said MCKIPSB chairman and IJM Corp Bhd CEO & managing director Datuk Soam Heng Choon.
For 2016, MCKIP secured RM5.6bil in investments and increasing the total approved and committed investments to RM19bil with the potential of creating more than 24,000 job opportunities for the local community.
MCKIP is the first industrial park in Malaysia to be jointly developed by both Malaysia and China.
Together with its sister park, China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park, both parks have been identified by both governments as an “Iconic Project for Bilateral Investment Cooperation” that will drive the development of industrial clusters in both countries.
Source: www.thestar.com.my
