Bac Ninh promotes industrial infrastructure in Europe

Many large enterprises have come to Bac Ninh

Recently, the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province coordinated with the Embassy of Vietnam in Switzerland, the Vietnam - Switzerland Business Bridge (SVBG) and the Swiss - Asian Chamber of Commerce (SACC) to organize the workshop "Bac Ninh - Your production base in Vietnam" in Zurich (Switzerland). The workshop attracted representatives of more than 30 enterprises in Switzerland and neighboring countries such as Austria, Belgium, Germany and Italy, business associations and universities in Switzerland.

Mr. Dao Quang Khai answered questions from businesses at the workshop.

At the workshop, Mr. Dao Quang Khai, Vice Chairman of Bac Ninh Provincial People's Committee, said that Bac Ninh has an area of 823 ^km2 , a population of about 1.5 million people, adjacent to Hanoi , 32 km from Noi Bai International Airport, 90 km from Hai Phong seaport, very convenient for global trade of goods. The province has the 7th Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI), the 3rd Provincial Green Index (PGI), and the 7th Satisfaction Index with Public Administrative Services (SIPAS) nationwide (2022).

Bac Ninh has granted investment registration to 1,975 valid projects from 39 countries and territories, with a total registered investment capital after adjustment, capital contribution and share purchase reaching 24.44 billion USD, ranking 7th in the country in terms of foreign investment capital scale.

Many European businesses are interested in attending the investment promotion seminar in Bac Ninh in Zurich, Switzerland.

Major corporations with factories in Bac Ninh are Samsung, Foxconn, Canon, PepsiCo , Amkor, GoerTek, VSIP. In addition, there are 4 projects of 3 famous Swiss industrial corporations with a total investment of 109.34 million USD, including: ABB Group producing power distribution equipment and solutions; Sika Group producing additives used in construction; Oerlikon Group mechanical processing, metal coating.

Bac Ninh has 16 concentrated industrial parks with 24 investment projects to build and develop industrial park infrastructure, of which 16 infrastructure investment projects have come into operation, with an occupancy rate of about 58.6%, and 8 projects are under construction.

Orientation to attract green investment

According to Mr. Khai, Bac Ninh wants to attract green investments and associate them with advanced operating and management methods in the fields of high-tech industry (energy batteries, semiconductors, chips, etc.), supporting industry (auto parts manufacturing, etc.), 5G and 6G terminal technology, clean and high-tech agriculture, high-end commercial service complexes (commercial centers, entertainment, training services, international healthcare, etc.), infrastructure investment, urban and ecological development.

Representatives of many European businesses listened to the potential of Bac Ninh at the workshop.

Bac Ninh prioritizes attracting investment with the policy of "2 low, 3 high", that is, investment with low land use and labor force, but high technology content, investment rate and economic efficiency, and with the spirit of "4 readiness" (ready clean land, ready human resources, ready reform and ready to support investors).

At the workshop, Mr. Petr Valenta, Global Director of 2 product lines of ABB's Distribution Stations and Power Distribution Solutions, said that Bac Ninh has a good geographical location and infrastructure; a reputable supplier system; and local government support... Those are the reasons why ABB set up a factory in Bac Ninh in 2010 and expanded it in 2022.

Mr. Marco Freidl, Director of Global Strategy and Business Development of Oerlikon Group, which opened a representative office in Hanoi in 2017 and built its first factory in Bac Ninh in 2019, sees in Bac Ninh a strong production ecosystem, conveniently connected with the group's partners and customers.

Representatives of some businesses also shared about their very successful operations in Vietnam, especially in the Northern region, due to favorable maritime traffic, such as DEEP C Industrial Zone Vietnam (Kingdom of Belgium) for industrial infrastructure, DSV Air & Sea (Denmark) for transportation and logistics.

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