Thailand

Board of Investment

THAI LAND OF INVESTMENT

THAILAND
Overview of the Electronics and ICT Industry

Japan-Thailand Forum
February 26, 2003
 History of Development
Thailand
Board of Investment

• Import substitution (1960 - 1973)

simple assembly from CKD kits
• Initial exports (1974 - 1986) NS,
Philips, AMD, Minibea, Seagate,
Sharp
• Expanding exports (1987 - 1992)
Thomson, Delta, Sony, Canon,
Cal-Comp, Fujitsu
• Clusters (1993 - present) IBM
Storage & 375+ Companies
 Importance of Electronic and
Thailand
Board of Investment
Electrical Industry to Thailand
• 25.5% of BOI-promoted
projects (2nd after auto
industry)
• Employment (300,000+
jobs)
• Clusters & Technology
(1,000+ Companies)
 Thailand ’s Major Electronics
Thailand’s
Thailand
Board of Investment
& ICT Exports
2002 (mil US$)
Computers and Peripherals 5,860

Electronic Components 5,720

Consumer Electronics 3,971

Electrical Products and Parts 1,597

Telecoms and Office 817

Equipment
 Current Key Players in
Thailand
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E&E Industry
• HDD & HDD Parts
9 IBM, Fujitsu, Western Digital
Seagate, Read-Rite, Hoya, Minebea, Nidec
• Printer
9 Cal-Comp, Canon, Oki
• PCBA
9 Celestica, Koshin, ACT, SCI Systems, SVI,
Hana, Pemstar, PCTT, Mektec
• White Goods (Air Conditioner,
Refrigerator)
9 Daikin, Fujitsu General, Mitsubishi, Sharp,
Toshiba, Sanyo
 2003 Export Projections
Thailand
Board of Investment

US$ mil.
2002 2003 Growth
Computers 7,464 7,539 1%
and parts
Electrical 3,453 3,625 5%
Circuits
Radios, TVs 2,102 2,270 8%
and parts
 New ICT Ministry 5 ee-Pillars
-Pillars
Thailand
Board of Investment

• e-Government
• e-Society
• e-Education
• e-Industry
• e-Commerce
 BOI on the Internet
Board
Thailand
Thailand
BoardofofInvestment
Investment
http://www.boi.go.th
For the past two years, the BOI web site
was ranked #5 Investment Promotion Agency
website in the world by Corporate Location
Email: head@boi.go.th
• Up-to-date Info on BOI • Database of Promoted
Policies, Procedures, Companies
Incentives and Services • Comprehensive
• Links to Business News Information From
About Thailand Other Government
• What’s New at the BOI Agencies
• Links to Important • BOI Statistics
Business Sites • Trade Statistics
• Cost of Doing Business • Demographic Data
in Thailand • Industrial Estates