Sumitomo Corp. expands industrial parks in Vietnam
Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation will spend 19 billion JPY (177 million USD) to expand two industrial parks in Vietnam in order to serve businesses shifting production away from China to avoid the trade war.
A corner of Thang Long Industrial Park III in Vinh Phuc (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) –ও Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation will spend 19 billionJPY (177 million USD) to expand two industrial parks in Vietnam in order toserve businesses shifting production away from China to avoid the trade war.
Sumitomowill add about 290 hectares to two of its three complexesoutside Hanoi. The three industrial parks host roughly 190 companies, 90percent of which are Japanese manufacturers. The tit-for-tat tariffs imposed by the US and Chinahave forced companies to revise production strategies to avoid the duties.Many Japanese companies interested in moving into Sumitomo's industrialparks are seeking to diversify manufacturing risks. Sumitomo will spend over 14 billion JPY adding about 181 hectaresto the southeast portion of Thang Long Industrial Park II in northern Hung Yenprovince. The site already spans 346 hectares. Groundbreaking isscheduled for 2021, with lots going on sale in 2022. The expanded location willbe one of the biggest Japanese industrial parks in Vietnam. A 109-hectare expansion at Thang Long Industrial ParkIII will cost about 5 billion JPY. Though the work was already planned, ithas been accelerated by a year to the first half of 2020 at the earliest. Investments by Japanese companies in Vietnam rose 7 percent lastyear to 643 targets, according to the Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO). Spending has increased for three consecutive years to a new record.Vietnam's proximity to China and its cheap labor costs have made it a drawfor relocating production capacity./.
Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation, in collaboration with the Thang Long-Vinh Phuc Industrial Park Co.,ltd, inaugurated the first phase of its third Thang Long Industrial Park (TLIP III) in Thien Ke commune, Binh Xuyen district, the northern province of Vinh Phuc on November 8.
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A corner of Thang Long Industrial Park III in Vinh Phuc (Photo: VNA) 
