RoK firm cooperates in developing support industry
Korean leading manufacturer Woojin Plaimm will supply machines and maintenance services to Minh Nguyen support industry company under their agreement signed in Ho Chi Minh City on March 2.
Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – Korean leadi🐽ng 🗹manufacturer Woojin Plaimm will supply machines and maintenance services to Minh Nguyen support industry company under their comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement signed in Ho Chi Minh City on March 2.
The deal will give a boost to Minh Nguyen company’s Phuoc Thanh Hi-tech Research, Application and Production Complex project for 2016-2017, under which the Korean partner will also send technicians to Vietnam to offer training in operating machines.
Built at a total cost of 1.6 trillion VND (72.7 million USD), the complex is able to produce 20 million products per year once operational, mostly hi-quality technology products such as plastic and metal electronic components and moulds for the plastic industry, among others.
Woojin Plaimm currently has representative offices in 23 countries worldwide, including Vietnam, which it considered as a strategic market.-VNA
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