The northern province of Ha Nam on May 13 granted an investment licence to the HTC Group from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to build a factory producing home cleaning products.
Ha Nam (VNA) – The northern province of Ha Nam on May 13 granted an investment licence to the HTC Group from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to build a factory producing home cleaning products and construജction materials.
The factory, covering an area of 20,000 square metres in the Dong Van 1 Industrial Park in Duy Tien district, has a total investment capital of 8 million USD.
Once operational in the next 12 months, the project is expected to create 5 million USD in revenue per year, generate about 120 jobs, and contribute 1 billion VND (43,000 USD) to the local budget.
It is licensed to operate in a period of 50 years.
Speaking at the granting ceremony, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Xuan Dong affirmed that Hanoi will always stand side by side with investors so that they can operate effectively in the locality.
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Industrial Park Of Dong Van 1 (Photo:Internet)
