WHA Hemaraj launches new industrial estate “Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 4” (HESIE4) in Pluakdaeng Rayong Province, Thailand.

The international technology corporation Continental purchased about 750,000 square meters of land plot at HESIE4 for its new Euro 250 million Greenfield tire plant site for passenger cars aimed to be built by 2019.

Bangkok, Thailand February 9, 2017. Hemaraj Land And Development Public Company Limited, a public company under the group of WHA Corporation Public Company Limited, launched its ninth (9’th) industrial estate “Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 4” in Rayong Province. HESIE4 comprises in total 3 million square meters or 1,860 rai land development and with all environmental and industrial estate approvals secured in meeting the exacting timing and specifications of Continental.

The HESIE4 industrial estate comprises a gross area of about 750,000 square meters which will be completed for Phase 1 with the complete industrial estate utility infrastructure within 2017. The HESIE4 site now under land grading and infrastructure completion was able to offer Continental the exacting land dimensions and land and utility specifications meeting its requirements for their site selection.

David Nardone, Group Executive Industrial and International noted the following. “It was a joint effort among the Continental and WHA Hemaraj teams. We sought to understand their process, utility, and land requirements well in advance of their decision timing and then commenced civil works preparations procedures. From that point, we worked together to design the land plot and utilities that allow Continental to optimize their manufacturing requirements.”

“The site selection process at Continental for new plants is very complex, where we have to take into account not only the proximity to markets and our customers, several infrastructure elements, but also the workforce available as well as educational institutions which will support us. In the site selection process for land and infrastructure, we have specific manufacturing site design requirements. Through our excellent collaboration with Hemaraj at HESIE4 we were able to initiate all civil works procedures on time, therefore I would like to express my sincere ‘thank you’ to both teams and rely on a fruitful cooperation also in the future”, explained Michael Egner, Project Manager Greenfield APAC.

Continental Corporation

Continental develops intelligent technologies for transporting people and their goods. As a reliable partner, the international automotive supplier, tire manufacturer, and industrial partner provides sustainable, safe, comfortable, individual, and affordable solutions. In 2016, the corporation generated preliminary sales of around €40.5 billion with its five divisions, Chassis & Safety, Interior, Powertrain, Tire, and ContiTech. Continental currently employs more than 220,000 people in 55 countries.

The Tire Division currently has more than 24 production and development locations worldwide. The broad product range and continuous investments in R&D make a major contribution to cost-effective and ecologically efficient mobility. As one of the world's leading tire manufacturers with about 49,000 employees, the Tire Division achieved sales of €10.4 billion in 2015.

WHA Group and Hemaraj Land And Development Plc.

Hemaraj Land And Development Public Company Limited, a public company under the group of WHA Corporation Public Company Limited, is Thailand’s leading developer of Industrial Estates. Hemaraj develops nine+ industrial estates of 46,434 rai (18,574 acres, 7,429 hectares) and 875,000 square meters of Ready Built Factories and Logistics Parks. Industrial customers are automotive, petrochemical and others comprising 690 distinct customers, 235 automotive customers with 357 automotive contracts, 1,039 Land or factory contracts, and a customer investment estimate of USD 28.0 billion.

WHA Corporation PCL (WHA Group) is Thailand’s leader in fully-integrated logistics and industrial facilities solutions WHA’s operations consist of 4 business areas with an integrated service offering that enables it to provide customers with turn-key solutions:

• Logistics – Customers can avail of built-to-suit factories, logistics facilities and distribution centers at all times. This innovative concept was pioneered in the market since 2003 by WHA.
• Industrial Development – As a world-class industrial estate developer, WHA offers strong and efficient infrastructure, utilities, industrial clusters and industrial services.
• Utilities and Power – As the sole supplier of water and other utilities infrastructures, WHA offers total security to industrial estate customers while enjoying strong partnerships with leading power operators.
• Digital Platform – In order to support its customers in their business intelligence operations, WHA actively provides comprehensive data solutions and platforms to leading multi-national and Thai companies.

Contact Continental Corporation:
Ildikó Kovàcs
Head of Locations Communications
Division Tires
Continental AG
Jädekamp 30, 30419 Hanover, Germany
Phone: +49 511 976 36221
E-Mail: ildiko.kovacs@conti.de

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WHA Corporation Public Company Limited
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Fax: 02 719 9546
E-mail: marketing@hemaraj.com
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