Tanjung Manis Halal Park rakes in RM9b

The Tanjung Manis Halal Park, located on the west coast of Sarawak, has attracted RM9 billion in investments since its launch in February this year.

The Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) chief executive officer Datuk Seri Jamil Bidin, who disclosed this said, the investments comprised RM6 billion from six Taiwanese companies and the remaining by local ventures.

The companies concerned are involved in agriculture, biotechnology and food-related businesses, he told reporters after the launch of the World Halal Forum in Kuala Lumpur today.

The Tanjung Manis Halal Park is the first one-stop halal park in East Malaysia for upstream and downstream halal food and manufacturing.

By Bernama