PROJECTS CALLING FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT 

TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

PROJECTS CALLING FOR INVESTMENT

1. Building spinning factories

2. Developing cotton growing areas and cotton processing industry.

3. Building industrial zones for material and accessories production

4. Technological training centers for textile, garment industries

PLASTIC INDUSTRY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

HCM City has about 1,200 plastic production establishments.

Ho Chi Minh City ?s output accounts for nearly 80% of national production.

Average growth rate from 1988 to 1996: 17.5%.  During 1997 and 1998,the growth rate decreased due to the adverse impact of the regional crisis,but from 2000 it has recovered.

EQUIPMENTS AND MACHINERY

Modern machinery, high-tech products such as plastic electronic chips, VCD,CD, 4-layer bottle, PET bottle, PEN, advanced  compound plastic sheetBOPP...

LABOUR

Over 11,000 employees accounting for 4.6% of total labor of allindustries.

Indirect labor accounts for 17% of total labor of the plastic industry ofwhich 6.65% are  university graduates and post-graduates, 2.1% collegegraduates, 7.97% technicians.

Direct labor accounts for nearly 83% of  which 1% are universitygraduates and post-graduates, 7.97% technicians, and 4.6% under-collegegraduates, and 69.23% others.

TECHNOLOGY

Jet-press technology 55%

Push-press technology 12%           

Layer-blow technology 20%             

Other technologies 13%

PRODUCTION:

Main products of the Ho Chi Minh City Plastic Industry:

1. Plastic material ( PVC resin, PVC compound, DOP, PS, PE)

2. Exported plastic shoes

3. Manufactured rubber relating to plastic

4. Civil plastic

5. High-tech industrial plastic

6. Plastic of construction material

7. Plastic packages

8. Plastic moulds

MARKET:

Domestic market: Output per capita 10 Kg, while the world average demandis 30Kg per capita. Therefore, great domestic market potentials yet untapped.

Export needs:

Plastic export value of HCMC is still modest (accounting for 0.5% of theCity?s total export value). Possibilities for increasing exports.

DEVELOPMENT ORIENTATION OF THE INDUSTRY GOALS:  

Achieve a 20%-25% average growth rate during the 2001- 2005 period.

Expand the sale of plastic export value up to 15% of the total localexport value by 2010.

MEASURES:

Develop a plastic trading center to cater to needs of material

Improve worker?s technical skills to enhance production capacities forhigh-tech products.

Invest in manufacturing plastic material, plastic semi-products, and mouldengineering.

PROJECTS CALLING FOR INVESTMENT

1. Construction of a BOPP factory with the capacity of 12,000 tons peryear. The implemented capital is about $ 15 million.

2. A factory to manufacture  composite fishing boats with thecapacity of 40 units per year.

3. A factory producing components of EVA concrete houses for people livingin flooded areas.

4. PVC Resin factory with capacity of 120.000-150.000 tons per year.

5. A factory producing poly meter fabrics.

6. A factory producing PP, PEHD, PELD.

FISHERIES IN HO CHI MINH CITY

OVERVIEW OF HO CHI MINH CITY FISHERIES

At present, 10 processing companies are

HACCP-certified (40 companies in Vietnam now qualify for the EU market andmore than 50 companies have exported to the US)

Main exports: shrimps, fillet of fresh-water fishes, tuna, cephalopodmollusk (squid, cuttle-fish), bivalve mollusk (scallop, shellfish).

DEVELOPMENT ORIENTATION  UP  TO 2010
Building up a system of logistic services for fisheries (fish ports, fishmarkets)

Strengthening the extension in aquaculure and control of breed quality

Expediting the planning and implementation of tiger shrimp cultureprojects in Nha Be and Can Gio districts

Preparing the planning of projects and develop each and every aquiculturearea to correspond to the market

Establishing breed-producing centers aimed at strengthening breedproduction and ensuring sufficient supply of breed for aquiculture

Increasing the export turnover of aquatic products processing sector

Aquaculture: achieve 10% growth per annum in the period 2001-2005 and 7%per annum in the period 2006-2010

Export turnover: obtain an annual growth rate of 7% 2001-2005 and 10% inthe period 2006-2010

WASTE TREATMENT

Waste Growth

HCMC is a very densed city with 6 million inhabitants and more than 2immigrants and million visitors.

Growing economy attracts increasing visitors and immigrants.

Improvement of living standards causes changes in inhabitant?s consuminghabit.

Conservatively,  HCMC is estimated to discharge more than 10.000t of waste a day in 2010

82% of population living in urban area  make thissite the most  crowded area with average density of 33,688 people/sq.km.

Existing waste treatment system

Every day, 4000t of waste in all types are discharged.

HCMC has only 3 waste landfills which can receive 2500 ton of waste a day

With the existing system, HCMC will not be able to copewith

the increasing waste growth in 2010.

Existing Waste Transportation System

Households: Approximately 2 M households

Collection points: 400 collection points

Average distance from a household to this point: 2.5km

Transfer stations: 12  stations

Average distance from a collection  to this point: 9.5km

Waste Landfills: 4 treatment lot and average distance from a collection to this point: 15 ?20 km The system is efficient enough atpresent. However, it may be overloaded in ten year time if no upgrade takeplaces.

TYPE OF WASTE

By-products collectable after treatment

A great deal of recycled materials can be generated ifproper investment are put in place.

Great demand for organic fertilizer which is used for soil conservation,however Hoc Mon Fertilizer Factory not capable of satisfying the demand dueto its limited production capacity. There is not any facility available toclassify waste or recyclable  materials. Recyclable materials aremanually selected.

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

HO CHI MINH CITY TOURISM POTENTIALS

Ho Chi Minh City is the gateway to the Eastern, South Western, SouthernCentral and other regions of Vietnam.  The City is also close to majortourism centers in South East Asia (Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore,...) andcan be included in regional tour programs.

We have also a sea port for tourist vessels landing, waterways connectingto the Mekong Delta provinces and even to Cambodia,  railway leading toprovinces in the Central, the North and even to China.

HO CHI MINH CITY?S TOURISM PRODUCTS

Historical - Cultural Sites: Ben Duoc-Cu Chi Underground Tunnels,Reunification Palace, Municipal Hall, City Post Office, Le Van Duyet Tomb,the 18-Hamlet Betel Orchard, Minh Huong-Gia Thanh Temple, Thong Tay HoiTemple

Archaeological sites: Hung Loi Pottery,Giong Ca Vo and Giong PhetJar-Tombs in Can Gio

Museums: War Legacy Museum, Museum of History, Revolution Museum, Ho ChiMinh Museum, Art Museum

Religious Establishments: Giac Lam Pagoda, Giac Vien Pagoda, Hoa Pagoda,Ong Pagada, Ba Pagoda, Vinh Nghiem Pagoda, the Cathedral, Tan Dinh Church,Father Tam Church, Huyen Si Church, the Central Muslim Temple

Shopping : Ben Thanh Market, China Town and several commercial centers

Entertainment Places: Dam Sen, Suoi Tien, water parks, ?.

Can Gio mangrove forest, UNESCO-recognized world?s biosphere reserve

Thu Duc Stork Garden, a nature preserve.

Development Orientation

Promoting the participation of various economic sectors in tourismbusiness.

Developing  both domestic and international tourism.

Building Ho Chi Minh City into a leading tourism center of Vietnam and theregion.

Increasing air flights, international land and sea border checkpoints tomeet the needs of international visitors.