City Profile :
The home of MNC companies such as Shimano, Ciba Vision, Epson, Halliburton, Aker Kverner, Vetco Gray, Hyundai, Matsushita, McDermott, Nippon Steel, Pan United Shipyard, Philips, Sanyo, Schneider Manufacturing, Siemens, Sumitomo, Bredero Shaw, Dry Dock Shipyard, Siemens Fabrication etc.

The area of Batam Island is 415 sq.-km. However, due to the progress of investments and demand of space, the Batam Industrial area was expanded in 1992, with the inclusion of two other islands, Rempang and Galang and the smaller surrounding islands, the total area became 715 sq.-km.