Dong Thap eyes $2.5m mango processing factory

Friday, Mar 04, 2016 08:08

With a designed capacity of processing 18,000 tonnes of mangoes annually, the factory will come into operation in the first quarter of 2017, providing 200 local jobs. — Photo thuongmai

HA NOI (Biz Hub) — The Russian Dialog group will develop a US$2.5 million mango processing facility in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap, the provincial People's Committee announced on Wednesday.

Construction work is set to begin in September.

With a designed capacity of processing 18,000 tonnes of mangoes annually, the factory will come into operation in the first quarter of 2017, providing 200 local jobs.

Thanh Nien newspaper quoted the committee as saying that Dialog Group's investment will help Dong Thap restructure the mango growing and processing sector as well as bring higher income to the locals. — VNS

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