JTC Corporation

JTC Corporation

Logo of JTC Corporation
Agency overview
Formed June 1, 1968
Preceding agency
  • Jurong Town Corporation
Headquarters The JTC Summit, 8 Jurong Town Hall Road, Singapore 609434
Agency executives
  • Dr Loo Choon Yong, Chairman
  • Png Cheong Boon, Chief Executive Officer
Parent agency Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)
Website www.jtc.gov.sg
The JTC Summit

JTC Corporation (Abbreviation: JTC; Chinese: 裕廊集团; pinyin: Yùláng Jítuán), formerly the Jurong Town Corporation, is Singapore's principal developer and manager of industrial estates and their related facilities.

History

JTC was established on June 1, 1968 to develop industrial estates. Within three years, it managed to change existing mangrove swamplands into the Jurong Industrial Estate, consisting of industrial sites, residential areas and parks.[1]

Some of its landmark projects include the Jurong Rock Caverns,[2] wafer fabrication parks, business parks, Biopolis and Fusionopolis at one-north, a chemicals hub on Jurong Island, biomedical parks as well as logistics hubs for various industries.

Projects

Industrial/business parks under JTC

Gardens managed by JTC

See also

References

  1. "Jurong Town Corporation". National Library Board. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  2. "Five things to know about the Jurong Rock Caverns". The Straits Times. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  3. "Operator selected for Singapore’s mysterious Jurong Rock Caverns". Oil Patch Asia. Retrieved 2 January 2014.

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