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The new Sungei Kadut masterplan will see a revamp for the district to feature new growth industries, including agri-tech and environmental tech.
Sungei Kadut Eco-District is set for a multimillion-dollar revamp that will see one of Singapore’s oldest industrial estates transform into an eco-district exemplifying the concept of live, work and play, reported The Business Times.
Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing, which unveiled the plans on Thursday (6 February), said Sungei Kadut will feature new growth industries, including agri-tech and environmental tech.
A new 18-hectare (ha) Agri-Food Innovation Park, for instance, will cater to companies, research and development (R&D) centres, and high-tech production segments like aquaculture hatcheries, alternative protein manufacturers and indoor farming.
Aside from these, 200 ha of land have been set aside for new industries and uses to ensure that Sungei Kadut continues to be ready for new opportunities.
“This will bring in higher value, knowledge-based jobs for Singaporeans such as systems engineers, plant scientists and aquaculture nutritionists,” said Chan.
Chan likewise revealed plans to transform Sungei Kadut for community use after office hours. During weekends and evenings, it will become a place for residents as well as the public to unwind, with farmers’ markets and farm-to-fork joints.
Meanwhile, the existing industries will transfer to the specialised buildings of JTC Corporation in a bid to optimise resources and reduce business cost. These industries include timber, furniture, construction and waste management.
And while the facelift will take up to 30 years to finish, the first phase has already started last year with the transfer of furniture and related industries into the $121 million Trendspace of JTC.
Such relocation will be followed by timber, metal and machinery industries’ transfer into the $286 million facility known as TimMac. Waste management and recycling firms, on the other hand, are set to move into Kranji Green, worth $242 million, next year.
Industrial companies, which have been staying within the industrial estate for 30 to 40 years, said the transfer to the new facility offered them a good opportunity to digitally transform their businesses.
One of them is LHT Holdings. May Yap, the wood processing firm’s chief executive, shared that LHT has started to automate some of its processes and retrofit old machines with sensors, as it explores ways to transform the timber business.
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Victor Kang, Digital Content Specialist at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact him about this or other stories, email victorkang@propertyguru.com.sg
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