SWEET FRUITS
With its geographical location along the Tien River and being the gateway to the Mekong Delta, bordering many provinces and cities, including Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Thap has identified rapid industrial development as one of its key areas. With its existing advantages, in recent times, Dong Thap has focused on calling for investment, promoting industrial development and achieving many positive results.
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| Provincial leaders learn about production activities at Want Want Vietnam Co., Ltd. |
Many industrial zones and clusters, after coming into operation, have attracted many large enterprises and corporations to invest in production and business, bringing many "sweet fruits". Enterprises not only contribute to promoting export activities, contributing to the province's budget revenue, but also creating jobs for hundreds of thousands of workers.
Gia Thuan 1 Industrial Park (Gia Thuan Commune) has a scale of 50 hectares, invested by Tien Giang Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company. The total investment of the project is about 278 billion VND. After a period of focusing on accelerating the progress, the project has been completed and has attracted many secondary investors to lease land to build factories for production and business.
Up to now, Gia Thuan 1 Industrial Park has leased a total area of 27.45 ha/40,336 ha, reaching an occupancy rate of 68.05%. Currently, the investor is continuing to construct and complete the upgrading and supporting works of the project and continuing to attract investors to lease land to fill the industrial park. Gia Thuan 1 Industrial Park has contributed to creating jobs for local people. At the same time, it has attracted local workers from neighboring provinces and cities to work in their hometowns.
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| Production activities at Want Want Vietnam Co., Ltd. |
Long Giang Industrial Park (Tan Phuoc 3 Commune) is one of the typical industrial parks of the province and the whole Mekong Delta region. The industrial park has an area of 540 hectares, with an investment capital of 100 million USD. Up to now, the industrial park has attracted 62 projects, with an occupancy rate of about 85%.
Enterprises in the industrial park have created jobs for about 30,000 workers inside and outside the province, contributing positively to the socio -economic development of the locality and neighboring areas. Mr. YU SUO, General Director of Long Giang Industrial Park Development Company Limited, said that in recent times, the Dong Thap Provincial Economic Zone Management Board and related departments and branches have actively supported the company in building, attracting investment, operating the industrial park as well as solving practical difficulties for enterprises investing here.
In 2024, the company's revenue will reach more than VND 1,725 billion and VND 964.3 billion in the first 6 months of 2025. In 2024, the company will pay VND 21.4 billion to the state budget and reach VND 36.3 billion in the first 6 months of 2025. The total export turnover of enterprises in the industrial park in 2024 will reach about 3.3 billion USD and 1.8 billion USD in the first 6 months of 2025. Mr. YU SUO added: "In the coming time, the industrial park will continue to complete infrastructure; increase auxiliary utilities to support production, especially promote investment attraction to fill the industrial park in the next 3 years".
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| Long Giang Industrial Park has attracted 62 investment projects. |
Want Want Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Want Want Group) is one of the enterprises investing in Long Giang Industrial Park recently. Long Giang Industrial Park is where Want Want Group invested its first factory abroad, with a total investment capital of 70 million USD. The factory specializes in producing main products such as rice cakes, drinks, ice cream products, snacks, etc.
Mr. Tham Hong, Deputy General Director of Want Want Vietnam Co., Ltd., said that the company's phase 1 has been completed and put into production. Currently, in addition to selling and manufacturing in Vietnam, the company's products are gradually receiving export orders to Europe and the United States.
The company believes in the Vietnamese market and continues to invest 30 million USD to supplement the production line of beverages, rice cakes and candies, which will be put into operation this year. It is estimated that the output value in 2025 can reach 40 million USD, an increase of 60% compared to 2024.
FOCUS ON SPEEDING UP PROJECTS
Currently, there are a number of industrial park and cluster projects being implemented in the province. These projects, when put into operation, are expected to help the province attract more investment projects, contribute to the budget revenue, and promote socio-economic development.
According to the People's Committee of Dong Thap province, the province currently has 8 established industrial parks, with a total area of over 1,498 hectares. Of these, 7 industrial parks have been put into operation, with an area of over 1,353 hectares. The industrial land area is over 1,002 hectares and over 739 hectares have been leased, with an average occupancy rate of 82.24%. In the first 6 months of 2025, the province granted Investment Registration Certificates to 9 projects; of which, there are 7 FDI projects with a total registered investment capital of 82.5 million USD. At the same time, the Investment Registration Certificates for 35 projects were adjusted; of which, 24 projects increased their investment capital with a total additional investment capital of 114.59 million USD and 491.1 billion VND. Up to now, industrial parks in Dong Thap province have attracted 187 projects (including 101 FDI projects, 86 DDI projects) with a total investment capital of more than 3.213 billion USD and 12,383.7 billion VND. In addition, there are currently 23 industrial parks established in the province, with a total area of 779.93 hectares. Of these, 17 industrial parks have been put into operation, with an area of 511.68 hectares. The industrial land area is more than 376 hectares, of which over 292 hectares have been leased; the average occupancy rate is 77.86%. The industrial parks have attracted 188 registered investment projects, with industries such as: seafood processing, animal feed processing, by-product processing, food, agricultural products, garment, leather shoes, pharmaceuticals... The remaining 6 industrial parks are carrying out procedures for infrastructure investment and construction, with a total area of 283.99 hectares (Dinh An Industrial Park, An Hoa Industrial Park, Small Industry Industrial Park, Gia Thuan 2 Industrial Park, Thanh Tan Industrial Park, My Phuoc Tay Industrial Park). |
Accordingly, Tien Giang Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company is currently implementing infrastructure investment in Gia Thuan 2 Industrial Park with a scale of 50 hectares, total investment of about 391 billion VND. Currently, the project has basically completed the approved items.
The project is expected to be fully completed and inaugurated in September 2025. In the coming time, the investor will continue to construct and accept the completion of technical infrastructure items; attract secondary investors to lease project land.
Along with Gia Thuan 2 Industrial Park, Dong Thap province is also focusing on accelerating the progress of Binh Dong Industrial Park and Tan Phuoc 1 Industrial Park. Accordingly, Binh Dong Industrial Park Project has a total area of 210.1 hectares, with a total capital of more than VND 2,428 billion. Tan Phuoc 1 Industrial Park Project alone has a land use scale of 470 hectares, with an investment capital of more than VND 5,936 billion. These two industrial parks are urgently carrying out site clearance work to implement infrastructure construction.
Mr. Vu Dinh Thang, Deputy General Director of IDICO, the investor of Tan Phuoc 1 Industrial Park Project, said that the locality has great advantages for development in the industrial sector. Therefore, the enterprise decided to invest in the province. The enterprise will focus its investment resources on building and developing Tan Phuoc 1 Industrial Park into a modern industrial park with synchronous infrastructure, green - clean - beautiful, ensuring ecology and environmental friendliness. IDICO aims to fill Tan Phuoc 1 Industrial Park by 2030, attracting investment of about 1.5 billion USD.
According to the Provincial People's Committee, in the coming time, the province will focus on completing investment policy documents for industrial zones and clusters; focusing on accelerating the progress of site clearance, infrastructure investment, attracting secondary projects to industrial zones and clusters...
According to the plan, in the period of 2025 - 2030, Dong Thap will develop 17 more zones and 45 industrial clusters, attracting 750 thousand more workers. To achieve this goal, contributing to promoting socio-economic development, the province will focus on synchronous solutions to accelerate the progress of zone and industrial cluster projects with a commitment to create and accompany investors and enterprises.
Mr. THANH
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