Vedan seasoning powder is sold at supermarket.(Photo: nhandan.com.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – Vedan Vietnam has prioritisedenvironmental protection in the past 10 years, Vedan Vietnam Director GeneralYang Kun Hsiang was quoted as saying by Lao Dong newspaper.
“The environmental incident in 2008 was a biglesson for Vedan which was behind the great change in its development policy,”the company’s leader told the newspaper.
Vedan Vietnamhas invested 33 million USD in building wastewater treatment facilities, withdaily capacity at 9,500 cubic metres, exceeding by one third the amount ofwastewater the firm produces.
The company has also enhanced automation inproduction to save electricity and reduce waste and wastewater.
The factory has four wastewater treatmentstations and two discharge gates on the Dong Nai river.
The automated wastewater monitoring system worksaround the clock and sends data to the Dong Nai provincial Department ofNatural Resources and Environment.
According to the director, Vietnam is thebiggest production centre of Taiwanese MSG-maker Vedan Group in the world,accounting for 45 percent of the group’s total output.
Vietnam and Dong Nai in particular is thegroup’s key investment destination thanks to its favourable location, abundant materialsupply and young workforce along with a large consumption market, the group’srepresentative said.
Vedan also receives active support from the Vietnamesegovernment.
So far, Vedan has invested more than 580 millionUSD in Vietnam and the figure is expected to increase. The group contributes some300 billion VND (13.2 million USD) to the state budget every year.
Vedan Vietnam consumes a large amount of localagricultural products such as crude sugar, cassava, starch and salt, creatingjobs for local farmers besides more than 3,800 workers at its factory.-VNA
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