First calcium carbonate factory in Vietnam puts into operation.

03:06, 04/06/2007

(ĐN)- Lately, Surint Omya VN, Vietnam’s first calcium carbonate factory, has been officially put into operation in Go Dau Industrial Park, Long Thanh district.

(ĐN)- Lately, Surint Omya VN, Vietnam’s first calcium carbonate factory, has been officially put into operation in Go Dau Industrial Park, Long Thanh district.

 

The factory with registered capital of more than US$12.5 million is a Swiss-Thai joint venture, internationally known for producing high-quality calcium carbonate used in the manufacture of paint, paper, plastics, and rubber. This is second calcium carbonate factory in ASEAN area, following the factory in Thailand. Surint Omya VN is expected to have an annual capacity to produce 100,000 tonnes of the product.

 

Until now, Go Dau IP attracted 19 new projects with total registered investment capital of nearly US$900 million, of which 17 projects have put into operation and 2 are under construction.

Reported by K.L