Manila Bulletin

New Taiwanese investment leads reach ₱20.6 B

- (Ma. Joselie C. Garcia)

New investment leads from Taiwanese firms reached ₱20.6 billion from sectors such as food manufactur­ing and green projects, according to the Philippine Trade and Investment Center-taipei (Ptic-taipei), the representa­tive office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Taiwan.

Ptic-taipei organized the 2023 Philippine Investment Forum in Taiwan recently together with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) where 154 participan­ts from Taiwanese firms and industry associatio­ns explore business opportunit­ies in the Philippine­s.

In a statement, the government agencies reported total investment leads estimated at ₱20.6 billion from

Taiwan-based global companies engaged in food manufactur­ing, waste-to-energy plant, green product developmen­t, and metal stampings, among others, from.

One promising investment lead is a consortium of Japanese and Taiwanese companies that will engage in the business of compostabl­e packaging manufactur­ing, with a proposed ₱11.361 billion capital investment.

Led by a leading brand of compostabl­e products and resins with offices in Asia, Europe and North America, the consortium is interested in the manufactur­ing of innovative finished products for applicatio­ns like compostabl­e packaging and compostabl­e food service applicatio­ns in the Philippine­s.

Meanwhile, a company from the manufactur­ing and renewable energy industries, mainly in the recycled waste paper as its raw material and the vertical integratio­n of low carbon papermakin­g and eco-packaging, signified that they will potentiall­y invest a total of ₱7.953 billion. The same company is also interested in developing a waste-to-energy plant.

Another manufactur­ing company is interested in investing ₱681.845 million, to expand their business as an Electronic Manufactur­ing Services (EMS) provider. The said company manufactur­es, assembles, inspects and tests products based on customer design and quality requiremen­ts while providing “engineerin­g support” to customers whenever required.

Meanwhile, a prospectiv­e investor, devoted to the developmen­t of eco-friendly products of nonasbesto­s friction materials which are successful­ly applied to bicycle disc brake system, has finally decided and undertaken a ₱484 million investment during a fruitful meeting with Ptic-taipei and PEZA.

Ptic-taipei and PEZA also met with one of the largest companies dedicated to precision stampings in Asia, driven to provide the highest quality one stop advanced precision metal stamping and plastic molding service worldwide.

The company, acclaimed to be the first metal stamping company with the biggest metal stamping equipment in Taiwan, plans to initially invest ₱171 million, upon the recommenda­tion of another long-time PEZA locator who happens to be their largest client.

PEZA Director General Tereso Panga emphasized the importance of providing the best aftercare services for locators, claiming that “the best promoter is a satisfied customer.”

Lastly, an Asian market leading manufactur­er dedicated to creating innovative air care products with sustainabl­e sales and growth in the global market is currently in the negotiatio­n process of leasing in a Peza-registered economic zone.

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