The Export Processing Zone Administration (EPZA) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) held the year-end press conference on December 28, 2022. In response to the park's operational performance that is concerned by all walks of life, Yang Po-Keng, the EPZA Director-General, said that the operations of parks this year are not afraid of headwinds, and the growth performances are outstanding. So far, the number of companies, trade volume, turnover, export volume, and the number of employees have all hit record highs. Among them, the annual turnover will exceed NT500 billion dollars for the first time. The policies of EPZA will continue to focus on space expansion, manufacturer's guidance, and low-carbon sustainability and other important tasks, and fully assist manufacturers to continue to make profits in the strange and changeful current situation, so as to drive the park's operations to soar to a new height.
According to statistics from EPZA, although this year has been affected by disadvantage factors such as war, epidemic, inflation, and lift rates, the demand for products such as automotive, internet communication, and high-speed computing has remained high, driving semiconductor shipments to continue to grow, making the growth trend of Technology Industrial Parks from January from October was maintained. At present, the main statistical data are close to or exceed the level of last year, and data are expected to hit a record high throughout the year. Among them, the number of employees has reached a 35-year high, and there is a chance to challenge the historical high of 90,000 people and return to the level before the transformation of traditional industries in the 1981s. However, unlike the parks that mainly provided labor-intensive jobs in the early days, the current Technology Industrial Parks provide mostly high-tech vacancies, which have made great contributions to the prosperity of employment and salary growth in the south central regions.
Driven by the growth of operations, Technology Industrial Parks also introduced several major iconic investments, including Wistron Group invested more than NT10 billion dollars to build a lighthouse for vehicle and industrial control panels, Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd invested NT19.9 billion dollars to build a high-end packaging and testing factory, Lite-On Technology invested more than NT10 billion dollars to build the Kaohsiung RD Living Park and the phrase II operation center, Phoenix Silicon International Corporation invested NT7.3 billion to build an intellectualized wafer reclaim processing plant, etc., and the "Forward-Looking Smart Manufacturing Base" was also completed, as soon as it was launched, it was fully rented immediately, the cumulative investment amounted to NT12.4 billion dollars, showing a prosperous investment momentum.
Yang Po-Keng, the EPZA Director-General, said that looking forward to the new year, the world is still shrouded in the risk of economic recession, but according to forecasts, the semiconductor industry will recover in the second half of next year and resume growth in 2024. In order to cope with the future development situation, the EPZA is actively developing new areas and continues to strengthen work such as space reconstruction and manufacturer guidance, so as to comprehensively enhance the competitiveness of parks. Director Yang especially appealed to the industry, welcoming manufacturers to invest actively in the expansion area of Pingtung Technology Industrial Park and the Phrase II base of Kaohsiung Software Park, which are in the process of investment promotion, and plan in advance for the recovery of the economy to seize profitable business opportunities.
Spokesman: Mr. Liu Chi Chuan (Deputy Director General, EPZA)
Contact Number: 886-7-3613348, 0911363680
Email: lcc12@epza.gov.tw
Contact Person: Shih, Jia-Jyun (Planning Evaluation Section of the First Division)
Contact Number: 886-7-361-1212 ext 121
Email: sigmatt@epza.gov.tw