Selecting suitable investors

For the first 6 months of this year, the province has compensated and cleared a bout 105ha of land for IC construction, helping the investors synchronously build the infrastructure as the plan to draw more secondary investors.

BGG Lang Giang Garment Factory – Branch of IBT Joint Stock Company at Nghia Hoa industrial cluster (Lang Giang district) creates jobs to many labourers.

Viet Yen district now has 4 ICs, including Hoang Mai,Viet Tien, Tang Tien and Van ha. Since early this year, the district has focused on the site work and selected the investors with potential finance capability and experiences.

Similarly, Hiep Hoa district only had 3 IC before 2015 with few secondary investors due to scattered or no infrastructure. Now, the district has planned and built 7 ICs, including Hop Thinh, Viet Nhat, Thanh Van, Ha Thinh, Doan Bai, Doan Bai – Luong Phong 1 and Doan Bai – Luong Phong 2.

Since early this year, the investors have coordinated with the district People’s Committee and relevant departments and agencies to highly focus on the site work and compensation to some 20ha to build the necessary infrastructure and recover the lack of synchronization and scattered scale in the past.

Striving to reach occupy rate of 80 percent

The province has 40 ICs with total area of nearly 1,384 ha and 186 projects, 176 of which are operated, 10 are under construction, making up total occupy rate of over 51 percent. The registered capital hit 32,765 billion VND (1.4 billion USD) while the implemented capital is estimated at 8,675 billion VND (374.3 million USD).

Apart from the power, road, entertainment places, car parking station..., many ICs have completed the synchronous waste water treatment system to reduce the arising consequences from the production facilities which could pollute the environment.

At the same time, the ICs have attracted several production enterprises, helping create jobs to about 45,000 rural labourers and change the career structure.

According to Head of the Industrial Management Division Ha Van Hanh (under the Department of Industry and Trade), the province consulted and planned to build and expand 22 ICs in the period 2021 – 2030 as well as completing the infrastructure, handling the “clean” plane with huge scale to welcome projects and create driving force for the provincial economy.

The Department has focused on proposing to complete the infrastructure and strive to reach occupy rate of 80 percent at the key ICs by 2025 while reviewing to remove the ineffective ICs and build the waste water treatment systems in every IC.

To well implement the set contents, the Department continues instructing the units to effectively implement the guidance from Center and province about investment, site clearance at IC, administrative reform so as to facilitate the investors in proceeding the license related procedures.

Viet Tien industrial cluster (Viet Yen district) has synchronous infrastructure and draws many secondary enterprises.

The Supervision Group should be founded to expedite and help the owner to handle the obstacle to hit the committed schedule. The Department of Industry and Trade, Natural Resources and Environment, the People’s Committee in the districts and city must focus on the site clearance measure, infrastructure construction to draw secondary investors to the areas.

Especially in the upcoming time, the Department of Industry and Trade should coordinate with the competent agencies, districts and city to carefully select the enterprises satisfying such criteria of economical use of land fund, application of modern technology, potential capability to contribute to the budget; actively welcome new wave of investment to drive the local socio-economic growth.

Many enterprises in Bac Giang’s industrial zones, clusters violate regulations on management of chemicals, hazardous wastes

(BGO) - Recently, in industrial zones and clusters of Bac Giang province, many enterprises have not strictly complied with regulations on management of chemicals and hazardous wastes in the production and business process. This situation tends to increase, causing environmental pollution and posing possible fire and explosion risks.

Enterprises at industrial parks create jobs to nearly 132,000 labourers

(BGO) – According to the Management Board of the provincial industrial parks (IPs), Bac Giang province has 5 IPs with 307 operating businesses, including Van Trung, Dinh Tram, Quang Chau, Song Khe – Noi Hoang and Hoa Phu. 

Bac Giang synchronously builds traffic infrastructure in industrial parks to facilitate investors and workers

(BGO) – Several investors to Bac  Giang province, especially at the industrial parks (IPs) are concerned about the disqualified traffic situation. The local authority has focused on implementing various drastic solutions to handle the issue, hence facilitating the investors and workers. 

Vietnam emerges as popular industrial property destination

Vietnam has emerged as a popular destination for industrial property projects as increased labour costs, trade disputes and Covid-19 prompt global manufacturers to vary their supply chains throughout Asia, according to CBRE.

Viet Yen looks to become key industrial district

(BGO) - After many years of making efforts to implement the province’s investment attraction and industrial development policies, Viet Yen district (Bac Giang province) currently has four industrial zones (IZs) and four industrial clusters (ICs). The district will continue developing with the orientation of becoming a key industrial district in the province.

Hoang Phuong