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2024-10-21 13:37

Thailand Jan-Sept Investment Applications Soar 42% in Value to 10-Year High of US21.7 billion; Electronic Manufacturing and Data Center Projects Top Rankings

BANGKOK, Oct. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) said today that applications for investment promotion in the first nine months of 2024 increased 42% on year in value to a combined 722.5 billion baht (ca. US$ 21.7 billion), the highest level since 2015. Large projects in target sectors such as electrical appliances and electronics (E&E), and digital, mostly data centers, led rankings due to a significant afflux of foreign direct investments (FDI).

Mr. Narit Therdsteerasukdi, Secretary General of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), announced that during  the first nine months of 2024 investment applications increased 42% in value to 722.5 billion baht (approx. US$21.7 billion), the highest level since 2015.
Mr. Narit Therdsteerasukdi, Secretary General of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), announced that during the first nine months of 2024 investment applications increased 42% in value to 722.5 billion baht (approx. US$21.7 billion), the highest level since 2015.

The number of applications for investment promotion during January to September increased 46% to 2,195 projects, from 1,501 projects in the same period of 2023. The adjusted investment value of the projects applied in the first nine months of 2023 was 509.4 billion baht.

"The investment applications in the first nine months clearly demonstrate the rising confidence of investors in key tech industries that Thailand is the strategically located, safe and resilient place that's best for their business," said Mr. Narit Therdsteerasukdi, Secretary General of the BOI. "Thailand's robust digital infrastructure, clean energy resources, and strong government support are providing the right environment for data center and advanced technology investment, including wafer manufacturing."

FDI during the nine months increased 38% from the year earlier period to 546.6 billion baht.

The applications for projects in targeted industries accounted for 68% of the total investment value, led by the E&E sector with 291 projects worth a combined 183.4 billion baht, followed by the digital sector with 107 projects worth 94.2 billion baht, and the automotive and parts sector with 212 projects worth 67.8 billion baht. The agriculture and food processing sector saw 226 projects worth a combined value of 53 billion baht, while there were a total of 162 petrochemicals and chemicals projects with a combined value of 34.3 billion baht.

Singapore was the top source of FDI with applications worth 180.8 billion baht, more than twice the 79.7 billion seen in the year earlier period, mostly due to large investments in E&E and data centers by units of Chinese and American companies. China ranked second with 114.1 billion baht, up 18% from 96.5 billion baht a year earlier, and was followed by applications from companies based in Hong Kong SAR (68.2 billion baht), Taiwan region (44.6 billion baht), and Japan (35.5 billion baht).

E&E applications so far this year have included the 11.5 billion baht investment by FT1 Corporation, a Thailand-Hong Kong-Singapore wafer manufacturing joint venture between Hana Microelectronics and PTT Group that will start producing silicon carbide wafers as early as the first quarter of 2027. Several printed circuit board (PCB) applications were also filed this year, such as China-based Multi-Fineline Electronics' project to invest 13.9 billion baht to manufacture multilayer PCBs and flexible PCBs in Thailand.

Electrical appliance project applications filed so far this year include China's Haier Appliance Manufacturing's 13.5 billion baht investment in a new smart air conditioners manufacturing facility, and Taipei-based Inventec Electronics' investment of 11.8 billion baht for the manufacturing of smart electrical appliances and smart electronic devices , including PCBA, notebooks, docking stations.

As for the digital sector, most of the investment value came from applications to setup large data centers by units of large tech and cloud service companies such as Google (Alphabet) from the U.S., Australia's NextDC, and India's CtrlS Datacenters.

Automotive sector applications include Continental AG group's Continental Tyres (Thailand) Co., Ltd. project to spend a total of 13.4 billion baht to expand its tire plant in Rayong Province and boost annual production by an additional 3 million high-performance radial tires, mostly for export, reaffirming Thailand's status as the World's second largest tire production base, and Southeast Asia's automotive hub.

For more information, please contact:
Thailand Board of Investment
Tel. +66 (0) 2553 8111
Website: www.boi.go.th
YouTube: Think Asia, Invest Thailand

source: Thailand Board of Investment (BOI)

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