Viet Bao Ky Agricultural Products Processing Co., Ltd on Thursday opened and put into operation the Tan Ky-Bao Ky factory, processing macadamia, chestnuts and almonds, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Pham Huu Thuong, Director of Viet Bao Ky Agricultural Processing, said the factory operated the first ever processing line of macadamia, chestnuts and almonds in Viet Nam with total investment of over US$5 million dollars, of which $2 million was spent on phase 1 of the plant.

Raw materials are imported from the US.

Tan Ky-Bao Ky agro-processing factory, located in the An Hoa industrial cluster, has a capacity of 5 tonnes per day. It is divided into different areas, comprising of an input material area, factory area which includes material cleaning machine, mixing machine, drying machine and packing machine.

Products are packaged, sterilised and stored in the best conditions.

Thuong said the company’s processed macadamia, chestnut and almond products meet all quality and food safety standards.— VNS