SIPs allow:
Increased:
Reduced:
● ● Economic activity
● ● Regulation
● ● International competitiveness ● ● Manufacturing and jobs ● ● Diversity and synergies ● ● Quality infrastructure access
● ● Costs
● ● Bureaucratic interference
● ● Approval times
● ● Urban encroachment ● ● Customs interfaces
● ● Productivity
● ● Integrated transport
6.4 Western Trade Coast Industrial Park Within the SIP there is a proposal for a ‘Plug and Play’ (PnP) Industrial Park. Targeting a minimum 500 Hectares (ha) and adjacent to the new port facilities, the Industrial Park has the potential to attract New Energy metals and battery industries. In a PnP industrial park, all utility infrastructure would already be in place, strategic assessment clearances would already be granted to enable quick decisions for companies committing to the area, and the option to lease tailored facilities would be available. Benefits of an industrial park include: ● ● Prime location in WA’s premier economic zone; ● ● Plug and Play can result in up to 20% CAPEX reduction; ● ● Existing development cluster providing a multitude of synergies; ● ● Access to five universities providing technical knowledge as well as the CRC tailored to their needs; ● ● An industrial environment that is well experienced with scaling up new technologies; and ● ● All feedstocks, utilities, industrial services, gases and chemicals available in bulk, providing industrial park residents the economic benefits of economies of scale.
Five hundred hectares is a small industrial park by world standards. For example, European industrial parks are usually around 1,200ha; one of the largest industrial parks in the world can be found in Shanghai, China is 3,800ha. These industrial parks are considered highly strategic assets and as such are always placed in strategic locations allowing easy access to logistics, raw materials, close to population centres, etc. Japan, Germany and The Netherlands are recognised worldwide leaders in the specialist area of industrial park development and many lessons can be learned from these locations. The industrial park would be integrated into the new port in Kwinana project scope, similar to other locations such as Rotterdam
and Singapore, thus providing the export infrastructure for raw materials that have already undergone domestic secondary processing. With up to 4,000Ha of land available according to the City of Kwinana, Indian Ocean Gateway report, there remains ample room for expansion. With a new port and supply chain upgrade it is expected that additional investment into the region will occur. In comparative industrial parks around the world there is a dedicated management team, similar to the Australian Maritime Complex (AMC) in Henderson. This dedicated management team proactively identifies and aims to attract industry both domestically and internationally to the industrial park. With
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