Vinh Long: Developing supporting industries associated with green - clean

Expanding the market for supplying supporting industrial products

In recent years, the province's supporting industry has gradually formed and developed, focusing mainly on the following fields: mechanics, electrical and electronic components, construction materials, packaging, plastics, agricultural processing, etc. These are industries that play an important role in the production supply chain, helping businesses reduce dependence on imported raw materials and components, while increasing the added value of products.

According to the Department of Industry and Trade, many enterprises in the province have proactively invested in technological innovation, applied digitalization in production, increased productivity, saved energy and reduced emissions. The province proactively connects local enterprises with leading corporations and enterprises in the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City to expand the market for supplying supporting industrial products.

Many young enterprises in the province are participating more deeply in the supply chain of components, packaging, spare parts for processing factories, seafood, textiles, footwear, etc. To create a breakthrough, the province continues to improve investment incentive policies, support production sites, train technical human resources, promote trade and transfer technology. These are key factors to help local enterprises be competitive, gradually shifting to a green, environmentally friendly production model.

According to Director of the Department of Industry and Trade of the province Tran Quoc Tuan, currently the whole province has about 40 enterprises operating in the field of supporting industry, accounting for nearly 3% of the total number of industrial production enterprises, meeting about 10% of the demand for supplying components and accessories on the spot.

“Recently, the province has implemented a supporting industry development program with a total budget of more than 40 billion VND, focusing on technological innovation, human resource training, supply chain connection and collective brand development. At the same time, local and national industrial promotion programs have supported many businesses in applying modern machinery and equipment, especially in the fields of agricultural and food processing and precision mechanics, helping to increase productivity by 25-30% and reduce costs by 15% compared to before. Thanks to these synchronous policies, many rural industrial products of the province have reached regional and national levels, affirming the brand "Made in Vinh Long " - both preserving local identity and meeting modern market standards", informed Director of the Department of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Tuan.

*Currently, the whole Vinh Long province has about 40 enterprises operating in the supporting industry sector. Photo: PV*

Smart, green and higher value-added manufacturing

In the context of the country shifting to a green growth model, the province has identified supporting industry as one of the important components to help achieve this goal. Many programs to support technological innovation, encourage businesses to invest in energy-saving equipment, protect the environment... have been and are being implemented.

In addition, new industrial zones and clusters are planned in the direction of "greening" integrating modern technical infrastructure, ensuring the criteria of circular economy , saving resources, and reusing waste. Binh Minh and Hoa Phu industrial zones are considered highlights, aiming to attract "clean" supporting industrial enterprises in the fields of precision mechanics, electronics, deep processing of agricultural products, etc.

What needs to be concerned is that currently, the development of the province's supporting industry still faces many difficulties, of which the biggest difficulty is the small scale of enterprises, limited financial and technological capacity, low localization rate (only about 15-20%), most of the raw materials still depend on imports. In addition, there is a lack of highly skilled human resources and research and innovation in enterprises is not commensurate with the potential.

Director of the Department of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Tuan acknowledged that these challenges require a more systematic and innovative approach, so that Vinh Long not only “produces more” but also “produces smartly, greenly and with higher added value”. “Each product of Vinh Long is not just a commodity, but also a crystallization of local technology, culture and intelligence. The industry is committed to accompanying businesses, promoting the strength of supporting industries, e-commerce and digital transformation, turning this into a driving force for sustainable growth, contributing to building a prosperous and deeply integrated province”, Mr. Tuan emphasized.

To achieve the goal of developing green industry, in the period of 2025-2030, the province has identified key groups of solutions. In particular, focusing on developing the processing industry in a modern, circular and green direction, striving for the added value of the processing industry to account for 70% of the industrial production value by 2030.

Developing supporting industries with priority given to three key groups: textiles and garments - green footwear, precision mechanics, and electrical and electronic components. Gradually forming supporting industrial clusters associated with agricultural raw material areas, promoting links with FDI enterprises and neighboring areas.

“The province promotes e-commerce and digital transformation in the industry and trade sector, mobilizes and makes the most of national and local support programs, industrial promotion programs, trade promotion, technological innovation, helping small and medium enterprises access technology, capital, and markets in a sustainable manner… Coordinate with universities and research institutes to train engineers and high-tech specialists, encourage businesses to apply AI, IoT, clean technology and circular economic models…”, Director of the Department of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Tuan added.

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