Senai Airport City wants industrial park up and running by 2025

SENAI: Senai Airport City (SAC) is looking to have its industrial park fully developed and operational by 2025, with logistics and food players being main targets to set up base there.
The 2,718-acre industrial park currently has occupants such as Ecoworld, Hershey’s and AME Development’s I-Park.
The entire industrial park is being developed in five phases. Currently the first phase which comprises 1,200 acres of land has seen 50% take up.
General manager of SAC, the industrial park’s master developer, Gan Seng Keong said they have set their sights on multinational companies which are looking to set up a regional distribution hub, or Johor based companies which are looking to relocate out of other industrial parks or expand.
In addition to logistics and food, he said, the targeted industries are hi-tech and green manufacturing, electrical and electronics and aerospace manufacturing and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO).
Gan noted that given the limited MRO market in Malaysia, the portion allotted for that segment might be reviewed and reallocated to a different industry, such as food. SAC has allotted 400 acres for MRO industries.
Industrial land at the park comes with ready common infrastructure and utilities.
According to Gan, RM500 million has been invested to develop infrastructure such as water supply, electricity and others in the park.
“When investors come they won’t have issues. For example, if they go to a piece of standalone land they have to convert the land to agricultural or industrial use. So they will have to construct the utilities. Over here everything is provided. That is the value proposition to the investors. Everything is ready,” he said.
SAC is currently in talks with 12 companies comprising MNCs and manufacturing companies to set up a base there. SAC is a subsidiary of MMC Group.