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 17.3 thousand tons, up 16.82%; fiber is 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 water to serve downstream in the last months of the dry season. Sugarcane growing area was narrowed, causing input for the sugar industry to decrease, affecting production output...

Dinh Nguyet