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Kedah offers site for REE plant after Putrajaya plans export ban | Scoop
According to Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, Kedah has wished for a rare earth elements processing plant to be built in the country since a year ago. – Bernama pic, September 13, 2023
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Kedah offers site for REE plant after Putrajaya plans export ban

State has identified several suitable industrial areas for its construction, says MB

Bernama
Updated
7:56 PM MYT

 

YAN – Kedah is prepared to provide a site for the building of a rare earth elements (REE) processing plant following Putrajaya’s plan to ban the export of the material.

Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said the state government has identified a number of sites in the industrial areas including Gurun, Padang Meha, the Kulim Hi-Tech Park and Sg Ular that are suitable for the purpose.

“There is state government land owned by PKNK (the Kedah State Development Corp), private land, which can be used to build a REE plant now that the federal government wants to ban the export of REE.

“With that decision, there will be a transfer of technology (through the arrival of interested foreign investors),” he said.

He said this in response to an announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim that the government will develop a policy to ban REE exports when tabling the motion on the mid-term review of the 12th Malaysia Plan in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday. 

In welcoming the announcement, Sanusi said it had been the state government’s wish since a year ago for such a plant to be built in the country.

He also welcomed any interested parties to invest in the industry on the condition that they should open the processing factories and bring their technology to the state.

According to Anwar, the rare earth industry is expected to contribute up to RM9.5 billion to the country’s GDP by 2025 and generate close to 7,000 job opportunities.

Meanwhile, regarding the planting of the five-season padi within two years in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority area, involving an investment of RM3 billion as announced by the prime minister, Sanusi said it could be realised by providing the necessary infrastructure and addressing issues, including the cartel that is said to control the rice industry.

Earlier, Sanusi launched the harvesting of the Kedah Zakat Board Padi Seedlings Project and the event was also attended by state secretary Datuk Seri Norizan Khazali and the state zakat board’s chief executive Datuk Zakaria Othman. – September 13, 2023

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