Occupancy rate at industrial parks averages 74 percent
Industrial parks in the country have reported an average occupancy rate of nearly 74 percent, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Economic Zone Management Department.
The Binh Xuyen Industrial Park in Vinh Phuc province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Industrial parks in the country have reported an average occupancyrate of nearly 74 percent, according to the Ministry ofPlanning and Investment’s Economic Zone Management Department.
A total of 326industrial parks (IPs) have been established across Vietnam so far with totalnatural acreage of 95,500 ha. Of them, 251 IPs have been put into operation,and the remaining are in the process of land clearance and construction.
Besides IPs, 17 coastal economic zones have beenset up with total land and water surface area of more than 845,000 ha. Inaddition, the Ninh Co economic zone in the northern province of Nam Dinh hasbeen designated in the national economic zone planning, but is yet to be built.
In the first six months of this year, IPs and economic zones in the country attracted 340foreign-invested projects with newly-registered capital totalling 8.7 billionUSD. In the period, the zones also drew 334 domestic investment projects worth acombined 83 trillion VND (3.56 billion USD).
As of lateJune, there were 3.6 million labourers working in IPs and economic zones,around 60 percent of whom are female.
Of the 251 operating industrial zones, 221 havebuilt concentrated waste water treatment facilities.-VNA
From the mere 335ha of land used for industrial parks in 1986, the total area has since expanded to some 80,000ha, reflecting the strong development of industrial real estate in Vietnam.
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The Binh Xuyen Industrial Park in Vinh Phuc province (Photo: VNA) 
