The Bayer plan promises an investment of NT $ 50 billion (about US $ l.7 billion), which would not only create prosperity for the harbor, it would be a big step in moving toward one of the government's six aspects of making Taiwan a "Regional Operations Center" --creating a regional manufacturing center.
拜耳的設廠計畫估計投資近五百億，除了為台中港帶來繁榮，對政府所推動的亞太營運中心的六大目標之一﹘ ﹘亞太製造中心也有很大的助益。