Western Digital To Spend 35 Bn Baht To Produce Hdd In Thailand

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BOI reveals Western Digital will pour in 35 billion baht over 8 years to produce HDD in Thailand

The Board of Investment (BOI) has revealed that foreign investors are still confident in Thailand's capabilities, with Western Digital, a major producer of mass storage drives, recently having asked for 35 billion baht of expansion in its hard disk drive production.

BOI Secretary-General Sathit Chanchaokul (สาธิต ชาญเชาวน์กุล) said Western Digital have expressed confidence in Thailand's capability of being the center for hard disk drive production. The company on Friday (October 20) filed incentives request for its 8-year investment plan that would involve 35 billion baht of investment value, for the production of hard disk drives and parts.

The factory would be placed in Bangpa_in (บางปะอิน) industrial estate in Ayutthaya province. This plant would produce items solely for export, which would be worth 150 billion baht per year.

Mr. Sathit said readiness in infrastructures, quality labor and the acquaintance of the country to investment atmospheres are all factors that drive foreign interest in establishing production bases in Thailand.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 21 October 2006

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BOI reveals Western Digital will pour in 35 billion baht over 8 years to produce HDD in Thailand

The Board of Investment (BOI) has revealed that foreign investors are still confident in Thailand's capabilities, with Western Digital, a major producer of mass storage drives, recently having asked for 35 billion baht of expansion in its hard disk drive production.

BOI Secretary-General Sathit Chanchaokul (สาธิต ชาญเชาวน์กุล) said Western Digital have expressed confidence in Thailand's capability of being the center for hard disk drive production. The company on Friday (October 20) filed incentives request for its 8-year investment plan that would involve 35 billion baht of investment value, for the production of hard disk drives and parts.

The factory would be placed in Bangpa_in (บางปะอิน) industrial estate in Ayutthaya province. This plant would produce items solely for export, which would be worth 150 billion baht per year.

Mr. Sathit said readiness in infrastructures, quality labor and the acquaintance of the country to investment atmospheres are all factors that drive foreign interest in establishing production bases in Thailand.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 21 October 2006

After the hubs, w go for the center now semantically, what is the difference?