Work starts on new cement plant in Thai Nguyen

Thai Nguyen (VNA) - Construction on a cement plant with designed capacity of
818,400 tonnes a year was kicked off in northern Thai Nguyen province on
November 9.

The Quan Trieu Cement Plant, invested by the Viet Bac Mining Industry
Company under the Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group, has a total
investment capital of over 1.3 trillion VND.

Once operational in 2010, the well-equipped plant, which will be built by a
joint venture of two Chinese and three Vietnamese companies, will help raise
the company's annual capacity to 3 million tonnes.

Besides this project, the Viet Bac Mining Industry Company also owns the La
Hien Cement Plant - one of the largest industrial facilities in Thai Nguyen
province - and the Tan Quang Cement Plant in neighbouring Tuyen Quang
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