Illustrative photo (Photo: Prensa Latina)Havana (VNA) - Suchel TBV S.A., a joint venturebetween Vietnam and Cuba, was approved by the Cuban Government to build adetergent plant in the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), according to theCuban News Agency (ACN).
The agency quoted a statement of the ZEMD as saying that thejoint venture was set up by Cuba’s Mercantile Society Industries Nexus S.A. andVietnam’s Thai Binh Detergent JSC, with an operational period of 30 years.
The plant whose construction is scheduled to last for 24months is designed to have an annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes of detergentsfor domestic and industrial use, replacing more than 90 percent of detergentsCuba has imported from foreign countries.
The ZEMD said with an initial investment capital of some17.6 million USD, the plant will have environmentally friendly production lines,require less energy and generate a minimum of industrial waste.
In 2016, Vietnam’s Thai Binh Global Trading Corp. got alicence to produce disposable diapers and sanitary pads at the zone.
ViMariel S.A., a subsidiary of Vietnam’s ViglaceraCorporation, was officially established in July 2018 to build an industrialpark at the ZEDM.
The ZEDM is located 45km west of Havana and covers 465sq.km. It was put into operation since November 2013, aiming to spur domesticproduction, reduce import costs, promote growth, generate more jobs and attractforeign direct investment.-VNA
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