P&G expands its pampers plant in Binh Duong

Procter & Gamble (P&G) late last week broke ground for its pampers manufacturing plant expansion in the southern province of Binh Duong’s Ben Cat District.

The company said that the expansion was part of the company’s plan to increase its capital by US$80 million in three years.

In 2009, P&G developed the first category of Pampers Baby Care plant at VSIP 2 Industrial Zone in Binh Duong Province with initial capital of US$45 which uses the latest technology to manufacture diapers.

To meet the increasing demands at home and abroad, the company continues to invest an additional US$80 million in the next three years to expand the plant.

Manuel Roman as director of the plant said that the expansion would increase its capacity by 200% compared to the current capacity.

Emre Olocer, general director & CEO Vietnam, said at the ceremony that Vietnam is one of the priority investment markets of P&G as the group’s operation in Vietnam has seen the highest growth rate of the global P&G in three consecutive years.

Up to now, the investment of P&G in Vietnam has tripled to reach more than US$200 million in 2012 and will continue to increase in the coming years.

P&G stared operations in Vietnam in 1995 and now boasts a wide range of international standard consumer products such as shampoo, washing powder, soap, lotion, razor, toothbrush and diapers among others. P&G also export more than 30% of it production to such markets as Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, India and ASEAN.

Source: Saigon Times on December 3,2012