POTENTIAL PLANT LOCATION

NO

1.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Raw material availability

a) Di-ethanol amine
(DEA) supplier

b) Natural gas
(untreated)
supplier
2.
3,

4.

5.

6.
7.
8.
9.

Market
Energy availability
a) Electrical supply

Climate
Average Temperature
Average Precipitation
Average Humidity
Transportation
a) Highway
b) railways
c) Airport
d) Port facility
Water supplier
Waste disposal
Labor supply
Taxation and legal
restriction
a) Property Income
b) Industrial Building

c) Petroleum Income
Tax
d) Unemployment
Insurance

PROPOSED LOCATION
Kerteh Industrial
Melaka
Pengerenag
Area
Industrial Area
Industrial Area
Petronas
Penapisan
(Terengganu)
Sdn Bhd, Kerteh
Petronas
Penapisan
Kerteh

DURO Kimia
Sdn Bhd,
Damansara

KLH Chemicals,
Pasir Gudang

Petronas
Penapisan
Melaka

Pengerang
Integrated
Petroleum
Complex

Sultan Ismail
Power Station /
Self-generated
using power
plant

Petronas
Melaka CCGT
Power Plant /
Self-generated
using power
plant

Pengerang CoGeneration
Plant / Selfgenerated using
power plant

22oC-30oC
300mm
80% relative
humidity

24oC-32oC
200mm
75% relative
humidity

22oC-32oC
200mm
80% relative
humidity

Exemption 28%

Exemption
Exemption 28%
28%
Initial allowance: Initial
Initial allowance:
10%
allowance:
10%
Annual
10%
Annual
allowance: 3%
Annual
allowance: 3%
allowance: 3%
Exemption 38%
Exemption
Exemption 38%
38%
There is no unemployment insurance or
unemployment assistance

e) Required permits

10.
11.
12.

dedicated to helping the unemployed in Malaysia.

-Malaysia Petroleum Resources Corporation
-PETRONAS Licensing and Registration
-Petroleum Development Act (1974)
-Companies Commission of Malaysia

Site characteristic
a) Land price
b) Area available
Flood and fire protection
Community factors
a) political
b) academic
c) strategic
consideration

WEIGHTED EVALUATION
N
O

SELECTION CRITERIA

1.

Raw material availability

2.
3,

c) Di-ethanol amine
(DEA) supplier
d) Natural gas
(untreated)
supplier
Market
Energy availability

4.
5.

6.
7.

a) Electrical supply
Climate
Transportation
e) Highway
f) railways
g) Airport
h) Port facility
Water supplier
Waste disposal

MARKS
5-4 MARKS
Able to obtain
large raw material
supply locally

3-2 MARKS
Able to obtain
large raw
material supply
from
neighboring
state

1-0 MARKS
Able to obtain
large raw material
supply from
neighboring
country

Able to obtain
large electricity
supply locally

Able to obtain
large electricity
supply from
neighboring
state

Unable to obtain
enough electricity
supply to run the
plant

No significant effects on plant.

8.
9.
10
.
11
.
12
.

Labor supply
Taxation and legal
restriction
Site characteristic

Standardized for all three sites

c) Land price
d) Area available
Flood and fire protection
Community factors
d) political
e) academic
f) strategic
consideration

N
O

1.

2.
3,
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10
.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Raw material availability

b) Di-ethanol amine
(DEA) supplier
c) Natural gas
(untreated)
supplier
Market
Energy availability
b) Electrical supply
Climate
Transportation
i) Highway
j) railways
k) Airport
l) Port facility
Water supplier
Waste disposal
Labor supply
Taxation and legal
restriction
Site characteristic
e) Land price
f) Area available

MARKS
Kerteh Industrial
Area
5

Melaka
Industrial Area
3

Pengerenag
Industrial Area
4

5
5

5
5

5
5

11
.
12
.

Flood and fire protection

Community factors
g) political
h) academic
i) strategic
consideration