Nghe An: Industrial production index increased by over 10%

(Baonghean.vn) – According to the Department of Industry and Trade, in September 2016, Nghe An’s industrial production index is estimated to increase by 3.13% compared to the previous month. In the first 9 months of 2016, the province’s industrial production index increased by 10.14% compared to the same period last year.

In the first 9 months of 2016, a number of factories in the province officially came into operation, including: Vinatex Hoang Mai Garment Factory invested by Vietnam Textile and Garment Group, with a capacity of 10.58 million products/year; Nghe An wood processing factory phase I with a total investment of more than 100 million USD, including a wood bar processing line with a capacity of 12,000 m3/year and an MDF fiberboard processing line with a capacity of 130,000 m3/year.

Hoa Sen Nghe An Factory officially put into operation the NOF technology galvanizing line with a designed capacity of 400,000 tons/year and successfully produced the first commercial steel coil. Son Ha International Joint Stock Company inaugurated the Son Ha Nghe An Factory with a capacity of 75,000 water tanks/year...

Nghe An Wood Processing Factory Phase I with a total investment of more than 100 million USD has come into operation (Photo: Duc Anh)

Thanks to that, it has contributed to promoting the industrial production index in the province. In the first 9 months of 2016, the industrial production index increased by 10.14% compared to the same period last year. Of which: Mining industry increased by 16.94%, processing and manufacturing industry increased by 9.45%; production and distribution of electricity, gas, hot water, steam and air conditioning increased by 7.04%; water supply, management and treatment of wastewater and waste increased by 12.47%.

Some products increased compared to the same period: Mined tin ore is estimated at 228 tons, up 31.03%; processed construction stone is estimated at 953.6 thousand m3, up 6.16%; construction stone is estimated at 2,268.7 thousand m3, up 9.75%; yogurt is estimated at 17.3 thousand tons, up 16.82%; fiber is estimated at 13.1 thousand tons, up 16.89%.

Song Lam 2 Cement Factory has come into operation, raising the total cement output of the province to an estimated 1,614 thousand tons, up 21.98% over the same period; commercial electricity output is estimated at 1,958 million kWh, up 15.24%.

The province's total cement output is estimated at 1,614 thousand tons, up 21.98% over the same period (Photo: Van Truong)

However, some products produced decreased such as: bottled beer reached 56.6 million liters, down 3.58%. Due to the impact of drought (especially in the peak summer months), electricity production decreased, estimated at 1,620 million kWh, down 1.28%, power plants generated less to save water for downstream in the last months of the dry season. The area of ​​sugarcane cultivation was narrowed, causing the input of the sugar industry to decrease, affecting production output...

Dinh Nguyet