PHILIPPINESWest Cebu Industrial Park
The Philippines is the largest shipbuilding country in the ASEAN region*.
Discover West Cebu Industrial Park, which has been supporting the growth
of the country’s shipbuilding industry for over 30 years.
* The number of vessels constructed (The Japanese Shipowners’ Association, "Maritime Statistics Handbook 2021")
The Features of West Cebu Industrial Park
Located in the heart of the Republic of the Philippines, a country comprising over 7,000 small and large islands, the island of Cebu with its capital Cebu City is the second-largest economy in the country after Manila. On this island, West Cebu Industrial Park has been playing a significant role as an important hub of the Philippines’ shipbuilding industry for more than 30 years. This PEZA-accredited industrial park not only provides a one-stop administrative service but also extremely attractive tax incentives for the locators, especially for export-oriented businesses, including but not limited to the shipbuilding sector. Marubeni has been involved in the business as a sales agency since 2023.
- Administrative support from PEZA
- West Cebu Industrial Park is PEZA-accredited. Locators can complete their administrative formalities by using the one-stop service and also benefit from generous tax incentives, including corporate tax and VAT exemptions.
- Developed and operated by a well-established local company and a Japanese company
- The park is developed and operated by Aboitiz Group, one of the Philippines’ leading conglomerates, and Japan-based Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation. Various facilities and shops including a hotel, fire station, convenience store, and pharmacies are located within the park to ensure convenience for the people in the area.
- Reliable utility services provided by a local conglomerate with extensive experience
- The utility services within the industrial park are provided by the Aboitiz Group, which has the second-largest power generation and transmission capacities and one of the largest private bulk water supply facilities in the Philippines, to support the locators operate their businesses consistently and seamlessly.
- A leading shipbuilding center in the Philippines
- The municipality of Balamban, in which the industrial park is located, is the shipbuilding capital of the ASEAN’s largest – and the world’s fourth-largest – shipbuilding country, the Philippines. It is expected to undergo further growth as the center of heavy industry, especially in the shipbuilding sector.
Location
West Cebu Industrial Park is located in Balamban, a municipality along the western coast of Cebu Island. Major destinations, including the downtown area of Cebu City, the second-largest economy in the Philippines; Mactan-Cebu International Airport, which offers direct flights to and from Japan; and the Port of Cebu, a port used by many shipping companies and administered by the Cebu Port Authority (CPA); are accessible within a couple of hours from the park.
Details
- Operating Company
- Cebu Industrial Park Developers, Inc.
- Shareholders
- Aboitiz Group 60%, Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation 40% [Marubeni: Sales agency]
- Location
- Balamban, Cebu Province
- Access
- 50 km (31 miles) from Cebu CBD
62 km (39 miles) from Mactan-Cebu International Airport
54 km (34 miles) from the Port of Cebu
- Establishment
- 1992
- Development Area
- 540 ha / Industrial area: 279 ha
- Number of Locators
- 11 companies
- Power Supply
- 13.8 kV power grid (Supply capacity: 58 MVA)
* Distributed by Balamban EnerZone (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Aboitiz Group)
* Phased capacity expansion is planned for the future
- Water Supply
- 2,500 m3/day (3,300 yd3/day)
* Supplied by Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc.
* Phased supply capacity expansion is planned for the future
- Wastewater Treatment
- 400 m3/day (520 yd3/day)
* Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc.
* Phased treatment capacity expansion is planned for the future
- Communications
- Fiber-optic network access
* Locators have a free choice of service provider
- Other Facilities
- PEZA (customs) office, hotels, fire stations, convenience stores, pharmacies, residences, commercial facilities, and other amenities are planned to be constructed in the park
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