Thailand’s excellent logistics infrastructure and central location to markets in Asia have helped power the country to the forefront of production and exports. Thailand is the world’s top producer of natural rubber, hard disk drives, cassava products, canned pineapple, pineapple juice, processed chicken, rice, canned and frozen seafood, and processed shrimp, and is the second biggest sugar maker. It is also one of Southeast Asia’s largest assembly centers for integrated circuits and semiconductors. Moreover, the nation’s vibrant automotive industry is projected to break into the global top 10 by 2015.