Maximizing the potential and advantages of the Nghi Son Economic Zone and other industrial parks.

On the morning of October 16th, Mr. Nguyen Van Thi, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, chaired a meeting to hear reports on the results of implementing the Program for the Development of Nghi Son Economic Zone and Industrial Parks (NSEZ & IPZ) for the period 2021-2025.

Attending the conference were Comrade Nguyen Tien Hieu, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial Economic Zone and Industrial Park Management Board, along with representatives from relevant departments, agencies, and localities.

The program for developing the National Economic Zone and Industrial Parks in the 2021-2025 period faced numerous difficulties and challenges, including the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, its rapid, complex, and unpredictable developments, and global political and security instability, which led to soaring fuel and raw material prices, supply chain disruptions, and other serious impacts on production, employment, people's lives, and investment attraction.

However, the tasks in the Economic Zone and Industrial Park Development Program for the period 2021-2025 have been actively implemented by the Economic Zone and Industrial Park Management Board, departments, agencies, and local Party committees and governments, achieving many positive results. The value of industrial production, services, and trade is estimated at VND 1,255,075 billion; export value is estimated at USD 20,613 million; budget revenue is estimated at VND 123,501 billion; additional jobs created are estimated at 101,473 people; total social capital mobilized is estimated at VND 162,378 billion; industrial park infrastructure investment is estimated at 832 hectares; new investment attracted reached USD 613 million in foreign investment and VND 104,878 billion in domestic investment; land clearance completed is estimated at 2,318 hectares. The average occupancy rate of industrial parks in Nghi Son Economic Zone is 35%, with Le Mon Industrial Park at 100%, Dinh Huong - Tay Bac Ga at 95%, Hoang Long (phase 1) at 100%, Bim Son at 65%; Lam Son - Sao Vang at 5%, and Thach Quang at 6.6%.

During the 2021-2025 period, the Southern Key Economic Zone and Industrial Parks have many large-scale projects and plans that have been approved; many institutions, mechanisms, and policy regulations have been amended and newly issued in a timely manner... Several projects have been inaugurated and put into operation, and many essential infrastructure projects and key investment projects are being implemented, requiring accelerated construction progress.

In addition, the Nghi Son Economic Zone and Industrial Parks have attracted several large and key projects, such as: Thanh Hoa I Solar Power Plant with a total investment of VND 2,824 billion; Billion Union Vietnam Textile Factory with a total investment of USD 70 million; Dong Vang Industrial Park infrastructure investment with a total investment of VND 2,400 billion; Nghi Son DST Steel Rolling Mill with a total investment of VND 5,500 billion; Dai Duong High-Tech Reinforced Concrete Component Manufacturing Plant with a total investment of VND 1,099 billion; Nghi Son LNG Gas Power Plant with a total estimated capital of approximately VND 58,026 billion (equivalent to approximately USD 2,453 million); Phu Quy Industrial Park with a total investment of USD 55 million, Giang Quang Thinh with a total investment of USD 53 million, and the western part of Thanh Hoa City with a total investment of USD 122 million. Vietnam-India high-tech pharmaceutical project with a total investment of 62 million USD; Dai Duong 3 Cement Plant with a total investment of 5,990 billion VND; Nghi Son North Port expansion area with a total investment of 14,119 billion VND...

However, alongside the achievements, there are still limitations, such as: some indicators remain low; large-scale projects have not been attracted, and the number of foreign investment projects is still small; the progress of infrastructure investment projects in industrial parks within the Nghi Son Economic Zone and other industrial parks in the province is still slow...

At the conference, delegates analyzed the shortcomings and limitations that have prevented some targets from being met, such as: attracting investment; mobilizing social investment capital; investing in industrial park infrastructure; exports; and the value of industrial production, services, and trade. While investment in technical infrastructure for economic zones, industrial parks, and seaports has been made, it has not yet met development needs. Attracting investment projects for industrial park infrastructure in the Nghi Son Economic Zone is difficult; approved industrial park infrastructure projects are being implemented slowly and investment is not synchronized. Not many direct investment projects have been attracted; and many projects are behind schedule.

In addition, delegates also proposed solutions to maximize the potential and advantages, and to effectively mobilize and utilize resources for the construction and development of industrial parks in the province.

In his concluding remarks at the conference, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Nguyen Van Thi, requested the Management Board of the Nghi Son Economic Zone and Industrial Parks to incorporate the written feedback and opinions from units and localities, refine the report, and provide a more in-depth assessment of the achievements. He also urged them to more clearly identify the shortcomings, limitations, difficulties, and challenges in implementing the Nghi Son Economic Zone and Industrial Parks Development Program for the 2021-2025 period.

In addition, it is necessary to set forth more profound and specific key tasks and solutions for the coming period, aiming towards developing green and clean industrial parks according to international standards; assessing the financial capacity of investors affected by the impacts of domestic and international markets...

Develop a development strategy that closely aligns with the current realities of the Economic Zones and Industrial Parks. Maximize potential and advantages, mobilize and effectively utilize resources to build and develop industrial parks in the province with a synchronous and modern infrastructure system, creating favorable conditions to attract investment, increase the occupancy rate of industrial parks, and create growth poles for the province's economy.

Le Hoi

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