SCORE Areas
SCORE covers an area of more than 70,000 square kilometres of the resource rich central region of Sarawak, one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo.
On the west coast of Sarawak, SCORE stretches from Tanjung Manis at the mouth of the Rajang river in the south to Samalaju in the north via Mukah and Bintulu.
SCORE then moves inland to Baram and Tunoh in the east.
Samalaju is the ideal location for heavy industries and since its launch in 2008, investors have already committed US$9 billion (RM29 billion) to Samalaju Industrial Park. With a deep sea port scheduled for completion in stages from 2013 to 2016, Samalaju is the ideal location for heavy industries taking advantage of the state’s attractive energy rates. Covering an area of 450 hectares, the port will form the logistical hub for the import of raw materials and the export of finished products from the heavy industries located in the industrial park.
RECODA will be headquartered in Mukah at the heart of SCORE. Mukah will be the administrative nerve centre of the corridor, with access to all key locations within SCORE. Mukah is also the location for polytechnics and specialized training centres to provide training for skilled and semi skilled workers needed by the corridor. A Research and Development centre with an emphasis on resource based research and select industrial research will also be established to sustain the growth of the corridor.
Oil palm and forest plantations, agriculture and eco-tourism have been identified as potential economic activities for Tunoh.
Tanjung Manis is being developed into an industrial port city and Halal Hub. The port will have an annual capacity of 200,000 TEUs and 6 million tonnes of general cargo and will play a pivotal role in the future success of the Halal Hub and SCORE. Tanjung Manis Halal Hub will be the largest and most advanced integrated Halal Hub in the world. Tanjung Manis has a number of competitive advantages including a large land bank, extensive infrastructure and the deep water port and airport will be upgraded.
The Baram growth node will have at its core hydroelectric power generation, oil palm plantations, forest plantations that use renewable plantation timber to promote the preservation of rainforests with responsible forest management practices, and eco tourism that allows visitors to experience the natural world of the rainforest.
