Industrial promotion creates momentum for rural industry

Effectiveness of "bait" funding

In 2022, the national industrial promotion fund will support 600 million VND to implement the group project "Supporting the application of advanced machinery and equipment in the production of industrial goods for consumption" for 2 enterprises: Quang Vinh Garment Company Limited in Hamlet 3, Nghi Trung Commune, Nghi Loc District and DEV Vietnam Green Technology Company Limited in Lot 15, Nghi Phu Industrial Park, Nghi Phu Commune, Vinh City.

The Department of Industry and Trade accepted the Estonian-origin electrolyte solution production machine of DEV Vietnam Green Technology Co., Ltd. Photo: Thu Huyen

With financial support of 300 million VND, DEV Vietnam Green Technology Co., Ltd. in Lot 15, Nghi Phu Industrial Park, Nghi Phu Commune, Vinh City invested in a new machine to produce electrolyte solution from Estonia.

Mr. Nguyen Phi Hung - Director of DEV Vietnam Green Technology Co., Ltd. said: This is a company with a fairly new industry supported by industrial promotion activities. The invested machine has new technology, such as reducing disinfection contact time; self-cleaning; biodegradable liquid; flow controller installed in the hydraulic part to shut down the machine if the water supply is interrupted and start the device immediately after the water flow is maintained, more convenient than manual machines.

Electrolyte solution production machine from Estonia of DEV Vietnam Green Technology Co., Ltd. Photo: Thu Huyen

As for Quang Vinh Garment Company Limited, with support of 300 million VND from the national industrial promotion fund, the company has invested in 20 new 3-needle, 5-thread medium-neck quilting machines with a total cost of nearly 800 million VND. The machines have many new modern features such as: Automatic presser foot lifting system, automatic upper and lower thread cutting, no need for workers to manually cut the thread.

The machine has a special needle cooling system, more stable, reducing the frequency of hot needles breaking the thread, ensuring stable production. In addition, the machine's sawtooth bridge includes 3 size levels, can optionally choose the fabric features to help increase productivity more than conventional machines.

The working group inspected and accepted the machine at Quang Vinh Garment Company Limited. Photo: Thu Huyen

Previously, from the national industrial promotion fund, in 2020, Thong Nhat Service and Trading Joint Stock Company, Nghe An branch in Hung Nguyen district, was supported with 300 million VND to invest in a steel rolling machine to produce fireproof wood grain steel doors. After investing in production, the product value was increased; the steel pressing and rolling machine can make difficult edges that were previously done manually, taking a lot of time, with poor quality and unevenness. Compared to manual labor, the machine achieves 10 times higher production efficiency, saving dozens of unskilled workers and increasing workers' income, reaching 7-10 million VND/worker/month; Some highly skilled workers have a salary of 15-17 million VND/worker/month. 60 workers have been given stable jobs. In the first 9 months of this year, revenue has reached 19 billion VND. The company's fireproof wood grain steel door product market is in the provinces of the North Central region and achieved the regional typical rural industrial product in 2021.

In 2021, also from the national industrial promotion fund of 300 million VND for the Project "Supporting the application of advanced machinery and equipment in the production of construction materials", Viet - Duc Glass Trading Joint Stock Company in Hung Nguyen district invested in a new industrial double-edge glass grinding machine. The machine can grind 2 edges at the same time and grind thin glass that the company's previous machines could not do. Seeing the effectiveness of modern machinery, the unit has proactively invested in a number of other machines and equipment to serve production and increase product value, meeting market requirements. The company's current direct labor force is 64 people, with an average income of 7.5-12 million VND/worker/month. The company's revenue in 2021 reached about 20 billion VND. From the beginning of 2022 until now, after being more stable, the amount of products consumed is higher, the revenue has reached nearly 20 billion VND.

Improving the competitiveness of rural industry

In addition to direct support programs from the national industrial promotion fund, in 2022, Nghe An Center for Support and Consulting for Industrial Development in coordination with Center for Industrial Promotion and Consulting for Industrial Development 1 implemented the Project: "Support for the application of synchronous equipment lines in the production and processing of noodles" at Phu Tai Phat General Joint Stock Company, Nghi Kim Commune, Vinh City. The invested line is fully automatic from the noodle mixing stage to the finished product, ensuring food hygiene and safety.

Previously, the unit used a cluster of machines, single equipment, rudimentary equipment, manual use to produce products with low productivity and quality, not meeting the maximum requirements of the market. With a synchronous equipment line researched, manufactured and assembled by a manufacturer, the company has helped increase productivity, product quality, ensure food hygiene and safety, capacity is increased 5 times compared to the old production method.

In the past 2 years (2021-2022), more than 40 rural industrial establishments have invested in expanding their production scale and applying advanced machinery to production. In the photo: 3-needle, 5-thread medium-neck quilting machine at Quang Vinh Garment Company Limited. Photo: Thu Huyen

For local industrial promotion activities, in 2021, the approved funding source is 4.5 billion VND, of which, supporting 15 projects on advanced machinery, equipment, technological lines, scientific and technical advances in industrial and handicraft production. In 2022, the Department of Industry and Trade advised the Provincial People's Committee to allocate the first phase of provincial industrial promotion funding for 45 projects with a total support budget of over 4.392 billion VND. In the past 2 years (2021-2022), more than 40 rural industrial establishments have invested in expanding production scale, applying advanced machinery in the fields of: processing of agricultural, forestry, aquatic and seafood products, industrial sewing, food, production of construction materials, construction industry. In particular, 2 projects on applying advanced production lines have been transferred and replicated.

Checking and accepting machines at Ngo Dung private enterprise in Kim Son town (Que Phong). Photo: Thu Huyen

Mr. Le Duc Anh - Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade said: Industrial promotion activities are effective, especially supporting rural industrial establishments to build technical demonstration models, transfer technology and apply advanced machinery, vocational training activities associated with business needs... contributing to increasing production value, creating jobs for rural workers and economically disadvantaged areas.

In 2022, the province's industrial promotion activities will support rural industrial establishments in the area on the list of poor districts and particularly disadvantaged communes in coastal and island areas for the period 2021-2025. The content of the province's industrial promotion activities is assessed to be increasingly in-depth, widespread, and suitable for the needs and accessibility of businesses. Many establishments produce valuable products, many of which have products voted as typical rural industrial products. In the first 6 months of 2022, Nghe An had 25 products and product sets voted as provincial-level rural industrial products and 8 products selected for regional honors.

If in 2020 the whole province only had 53 products participating, this year there are 82 products registered to participate. This is the motivation for establishments to boldly invest in production development, creating quality products, beautiful designs, meeting the increasing demands of consumers.

Mr. Le Duc Anh - Deputy Director of Department of Industry and Trade

In addition, in order to closely link manufacturers, product distributors and consumers, up to now, more than 200 memorandums of understanding on business cooperation have been signed, thereby forming more than 100 contracts for the consumption of products in the province. The Department of Industry and Trade has supported enterprises, cooperatives and production establishments in the province to introduce and promote the image of industrial and handicraft products of the province, especially OCOP products of localities, through channels of fairs, exhibitions, seminars, conferences, trade events, trade promotion...

It can be said that the awareness of all levels, sectors, localities and the business community about the role and position of industrial promotion activities has been increasingly enhanced. Industrial promotion activities have actively contributed to the implementation of policies and solutions of the Party and State on industrial development in rural areas./.