Silika Valley and Terengganu Kristal Project

His Majesty the Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin consent to officiate the inauguration ceremony of Silika Valley Project and Terengganu Kristal in the ceremony held at Taman Tamadun Islam (Islamic Civilization Park), Kuala Terengganu. The Silika Valley project is the first in the world will be developed in the State of Terengganu and is expected to attract an investment of RM1.2 billion. The project is developed by TRG Perindustrian Mineral Sdn Bhd (TIM) in collaboration with several international company will make a 1,800 hectare of land in Setiu and Marang as the industrial center for Silika and its related sector.

The arrival of His Majesty were accompanied by Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Terengganu, Datuk Seri Ahmad Said; Secretary of State, Datuk Mazlan Ngah; Chairman of State Industrial, Trade and Environment, Datuk Toh Chin Yaw and CEO of ECER Development Committee, Datuk Jebasingam Issace John.

In the ceremony, the Chairman of TIM, His Royal Highness the Tengku Sri Temenggong of Terengganu, Raja Tengku Baharuddin stated that, the State of Terengganu has the largest reserved of Silika Sand in the region with more than 80 million tan metric of high quality sand deposit and it is expected to last for 75 years.

picture from Utusan