Two months ago, PEB Steel put its pre-engineered steel structure factory into operation in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. This manufacturing facility has its annual production capacity of 66,000 metric tons (MT).
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| This building using pre-engineering steel structure produced by Zamil Steel Vietnam |
Two months ago, PEB Steel put its pre-engineered steel structure factory into operation in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. This manufacturing facility has its annual production capacity of 66,000 metric tons (MT). Zamil Steel Vietnam (ZSV) has just started the construction of its second factory in Amata Industrial Park. The new factory is designed to produce a targeted capacity of 24,000 MT annually. This brings ZSV’s total capacity to over 70,000 MT per year. By 2006, the company will boost its total production capacity to 90,000 MT per year.
“Although there is another PEB steel manufacturing plant as owned by other investor who is performing the same function as our facility in the south, we are confident of gaining market share. We will put efforts to have a share of [30-40] % of the Vietnamese market. Our aim is to encourage export, to develop the export markets such as Japan and neighboring countries and to increase the competitive power of our company in regional markets.” says George E. Kobrossy, ZSV’s General Director.
The company’s presence in Vietnam dates back to 1993 when Zamil Steel opened its first office to introduce pre-engineered steel buildings to the market. Zamil Steel Vietnam, a joint venture between Zamil Steel Industries with a 90% stake and Japans Mitsui with 10%, has set up the Noi Bai factory since 1999. The factory is capitalized at US$ 30 million. Current monthly output at 24,000-square-meter factory stands at 4,000 MT. It, however, cannot keep up with the growing demand of the domestic market. Therefore, ZSV decided that it should have another factory in the south with its investment totaling US$40 million. Expanding production capacity will enable the company to occupy the domestic market. In addition, it is aimed to enhance the flow of ZSV’s exports into foreign countries such as Thailand, China, Singapore, Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos and others. However, ZSV has always found difficult to sell its products in the Japanese market where requires a very high standard of product quality. It takes 10 years to approach to penetrate the Japanese market. The first flow of ZSV’s products with its volume of 500 MT has exported successfully to Japan. Now, 40% of ZSV’s products aim at ASEAN markets. The company plans to extend its marketing reach worldwide.
Presently, pre-engineered steel buildings produced by ZSV are used widely in industrial and civil construction projects and present those throughout the country. ZSV’s products meet increasing investor demands in the construction of factories with such advantages as easy installation, fast completion of projects, reasonable price. In addition, durability and long life lead to the selection of a metal building and components. ZSV ensures to maintain the timely quality of service that its clients are accustomed to.
According to ZSV, the factory in Amata Industrial Park will provide with pre-engineered steel buildings and metal roofing system such as Max Seam Plate as well as continue to deliver its total building solutions that enable it to service efficiently the growing demands of its customers at both domestic and international markets. Efforts made by ZSV during the past 10 years thereby displayed the company’s long-term commitment to Vietnam.
Kim Loan
