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Hemaraj Announces Strong 2013 Overall Business Performance including Industrial Estate Land Sales, Industrial Estate Utilities, and Ready Built Factories for Rent.
07/01/2014
Bangkok, 7 January 2014 – Hemaraj Land And Development Public Company Limited (Hemaraj) announced the Industrial Estate Sales for 2013 of 2,200 rai (880 acres or 352 hectares). There were 101 contracts, being 60 new customers and 41 project expansions from existing customers. Of the new customers, 42% are Japanese companies and more than 48% are from the Automotive industry.
David Nardone, President and CEO of Hemaraj Land And Development Public Company Limited, noted “Hemaraj finished the Year 2013 with a strong industrial estate land sales of 2,200 rai and 101 contracts, close to our third revised land sales target despite year end political disruptions. While we see short term negative conditions slightly impacting our business timing, Thailand continues to be attractive for manufacturing relocation and growth due to reasonable costs, good infrastructure, and expanded market access.”
For 2013, Hemaraj Ready Built Factories (HRBF) rental grew to 297,368 square meters, an increase of 61,559 net square meters, or 26% in total from the Year 2012 cumulative balance. Hemaraj Logistics Parks (HLP) rental increased 55,325 square meters, now totaling 72,145 square meters.
Utilities volume demand increased 4% by volume from the average prior year.
For Power Business, our first 126 MW SPP power project with Gulf J-Power, namely GJPNLL, commenced its commercial operation in May 2013. Gheco-One, a 660 MW IPP power project with Hemaraj 35% shareholding, which had initial teething start up performance, was successfully operating at near 100% availability in November 2013. Thus, Hemaraj has 4 power projects in operation including Gheco-One, Glow IPP, Houay Ho Hydro Power in Laos, and GJPNLL.
Due to a an impressive operating performance during the first half of 2013, on October 30, 2013 Hemaraj paid an interim dividend payment deriving from operating results from 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2013 at the rate of Baht 0.06 per one ordinary share.
Lastly, Hemaraj Industrial Property and Leasehold Fund (HPF) was successfully launched on 24 December 2013. The total value of Baht 4.7 billion comprised Baht 3.22 billion of investments in freehold and Baht 1.48 billion from leasehold ready built factories – encompassing a total area of 150,117 square meters. The first trading date will be 16 January 2014.
David Nardone, President and CEO of Hemaraj Land And Development Public Company Limited, noted “Hemaraj finished the Year 2013 with a strong industrial estate land sales of 2,200 rai and 101 contracts, close to our third revised land sales target despite year end political disruptions. While we see short term negative conditions slightly impacting our business timing, Thailand continues to be attractive for manufacturing relocation and growth due to reasonable costs, good infrastructure, and expanded market access.”
For 2013, Hemaraj Ready Built Factories (HRBF) rental grew to 297,368 square meters, an increase of 61,559 net square meters, or 26% in total from the Year 2012 cumulative balance. Hemaraj Logistics Parks (HLP) rental increased 55,325 square meters, now totaling 72,145 square meters.
Utilities volume demand increased 4% by volume from the average prior year.
For Power Business, our first 126 MW SPP power project with Gulf J-Power, namely GJPNLL, commenced its commercial operation in May 2013. Gheco-One, a 660 MW IPP power project with Hemaraj 35% shareholding, which had initial teething start up performance, was successfully operating at near 100% availability in November 2013. Thus, Hemaraj has 4 power projects in operation including Gheco-One, Glow IPP, Houay Ho Hydro Power in Laos, and GJPNLL.
Due to a an impressive operating performance during the first half of 2013, on October 30, 2013 Hemaraj paid an interim dividend payment deriving from operating results from 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2013 at the rate of Baht 0.06 per one ordinary share.
Lastly, Hemaraj Industrial Property and Leasehold Fund (HPF) was successfully launched on 24 December 2013. The total value of Baht 4.7 billion comprised Baht 3.22 billion of investments in freehold and Baht 1.48 billion from leasehold ready built factories – encompassing a total area of 150,117 square meters. The first trading date will be 16 January 2014.