How many cement plants are producing in Vietnam 2020?

In 1975 the war ended with the fall of Saigon, the center of the southern war effort now known as Ho Chi Minh City. Since 1976 the country has operated as a single-party socialist republic with the communist party in control of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. The country has steadily developed diplomatic relationships with most countries, including the US in 1995. The country has been developed rapidly, although it started from a low base after three decades of conflict and remains the least developed in Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.

Economy

Since 1976, Vietnam has had to recover from the terrible damage inflicted on it by two successive wars. To begin with, its communist regime was backed by the USSR as it had been in the Vietnam War, with the country receiving many billions of dollars worth of military funding and food aid until the dissolution of the USSR in 1989.

The extent of the Vietnamese economy’s reliance on this source of revenue can be seen in the GDP/capita graph. The country’s GDP/capita rate fell to below US$100 in 1989 and 1990 and only recovered above US$200 in 1994.

Immediately before the collapse of the USSR, Vietnam had begun a transition from a centrally-planned economy to a socialism-based market economy. This has seen a shift towards exports like crude oil and rice, as well as manufactured products like clothes, shoes, electronics, machinery and wood products. Its customers are primarily the US (18%), China (11%), Japan (11%) and Germany (4%).

Vietnam brings in processed petroleum products, vehicles, steel products, raw materials for the clothing and shoe industries, plastics and various electronic items. Despite the fact that Vietnam’s exports were up by 33% year-on-year in 2011, the country imports more than it exports. This has brought about a trade deficit that is adversely affecting other parts of the economy. High inflation, estimated at over 18% (average) in 2011 means that the Vietnamese Dong is on a downward trend and has been gradually devalued by 20% since 2008.

With the economic woes of some of its major export partners set to continue for the foreseeable future, the Vietnamese economy is likely to continue to suffer more in the coming months and years.

Vietnam Cement Industry-Introduction

A headline figure of 71.3Mt/yr according to the Global Cement Directory 2012, (which includes a number of forthcoming plant projects and upgrades), places its cement industry as high as eighth largest in the world after China, India, Russia, the US, Russia, Japan, and South Korea.

In 2012 the US Geological Survey reported that Vietnam had a clinker capacity of closer to 55Mt/yr in both 2010 and 2011. It reported that cement production was in the region of 50Mt/yr, placing it in the company of countries such as Indonesia, Brazil and Saudi Arabia. These headline figures indicate a capacity utilization rate of approximately 85%, assuming clinker to cement ratio of 0.95.

The Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA) represents the interests of the industry and affiliated smaller companies and research centers.

Vietnam Cement Industry- Corporations and companies

Much of the Vietnamese cement industry is overseen by VICEM, the Vietnamese Cement Industry Corporation, which directs much of the largely state-run industry. Positioned somewhere in the middle of three roles; trade association, a government unit, and cement producer, VICEM has control over production levels at the majority of Vietnam’s cement plants, including many Joint-Stock Companies and the Vietnamese plants of multinational firms.

1) VICEM:

Previously known as the Vietnam National Cement Corporation (VNCC), VICEM is Vietnam’s major established cement manufacturer. It operates 12 plants in Vietnam. Its oldest plants are Ha Tien 1 (1964), Bim Son (1980), and Hoang Thach (1980). Additional capacity was subsequently added at Hai Van (1994) But Son (1997), Hoang Mai (2000), and Hai Phong.

2) Joint Stock Companies:

A number of Joint-Stock Companies (JSC) operate in the Vietnamese cement market. Although this type of cement company has operated in the market since the 1960s (Phu Tho 1967, Chieng Sinh 1973, Thai Binh 1979), a new wave came online in the 1990s due to the gradual transition from central planning to a socialist-based market economy.

These include Chinfon Cement Corporation (1992), Song Da (1994), Phuc Son (1996), Viet Trung (1996), Kien Khe (1996) and Quang Ninh (1998).

3) Foreign firms:

The Nghi Son Cement Corporation, a JSC established in 1995, saw the start of foreign involvement in the Vietnamese cement market with Japanese cement firm Taiheiyo and fellow Japanese company Mitsubishi.

The Swiss multinational cement giant Holcim has been involved in the Vietnamese market since 1994, when it set up Morning Star Cement as a joint-venture with VNCC. Now called Holcim Vietnam (since 2002) and split between Holcim and VICEM, the company’s production site is in Hon Chong in the extreme south of the country. The 2Mt/yr site, which includes an integrated plant, limestone quarry, clay quarry, a sea port and a river port for barges, covers a total area of 5.6km2. Holcim Vietnam also operates a grinding facility at Thi Vai, in the central south of the country. Approximately 70km east of Ho Chi Minh City, the plant grinds up to 1.4Mt/yr of cement on the banks of the Thi Vai River. The operation also has five ready-mix concrete batching plants in and around Ho Chi Minh City. It has 1500 employees across its cement and concrete operations.

France’s Lafarge also has an interest in the country, setting up a liaison office and concrete plant in 2003.

Video Clips about the Cement Factories in Vietnam

The first cement plants in Vietnam

VICEM Cement Company

Previously known as the Vietnam National Cement Corporation (VNCC), VICEM is Vietnam’s major established cement manufacturer. It operates 19 plants in Vietnam.

Its oldest plants are:

Ha Tien 1 (1964),
Bim Son (1980)
Hoang Thach (1980).

Additional capacity was subsequently added at Hai Van (1994) But Son (1997), Hoang Mai (2000) and Hai Phong.

Hai Phong Cement Factory

Hai Phong Cement Factory was established in 1899, again by the French, as the first cement factory with four rotary kilns in Indochina. The portland cement factory exclusively exploited materials to produce cement, which was a totally new construction component in Vietnam at that time.
With the well-known red dragon and blue dragon label, Hai Phong Cement showed up at the Liege expo (France) in 1904, and thousands of tons were sold to other countries including Indochina, Java (Indonesia), South China and Singapore.

When the war ended in Vietnam, the factory also went through historical reforms. In 1986, the company was merged with Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation. Hai Phong Cement faced severe hardships and challenges due to obsolete equipment, lack of competitiveness and environmental pollution.

Vietnam Introduction

The most easterly of the countries on the Indochina Peninsula, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam stretches for over 1400km north to south. It shares borders with China to the north, Laos to the west and Cambodia in the southwest.

The country’s 91.5 million inhabitants make it the 13th most populous nation in the world, although its large area (331,210km2) means that it is far from overcrowded.

The main population centers are in the north east, surrounding the capital Hanoi and in the extreme south around Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon. Additionally, the extensive eastern coast, which runs for over 3200km, is populated throughout its length, with population density generally decreasing as one goes inland.

VIETNAM
GDP (2011 est.)	US$104bn
GDP/capita (Est.)	US$1184
Population (2012 est.)	91.5m
Area	331,210 km²
Integrated cement plants	51
Integrated capacity	71Mt/yr
Average plant capacity	1.4Mt/yr

Summary data for Vietnam and its cement industry.
Source: GDP from World Bank Indicator; Cement data from Global Cement Directory 2012.

Cement Plants located in Vietnam

Integrated Plants: 66
Clinker Plants: 1
Grinding Plants: 22

No	Group Name	Company Name	Facility Name	City
1	JSC Bicem	JSC Bicem	Binh Dinh CONSTREXIM	Tuy Phuoc
2	An Giang Cement Company	An Giang Cement Company	My Thanh	Long Xuyen
3	Ang Son Export Import & Production JSC	Ang Son Export Import & Production JSC	Ang son	Vạn Ninh
4	Bac Giang Cement JSC	Bac Giang Cement JSC	Huong Son
5	BMT FiCO	BMT FiCO	BMT White	Bien Hoa City
6	Building Materials Corporation No 1 (FICO)	Building Materials Corporation No 1 (FICO)	Hiep Phuoc	Ho Chi Minh City
7	Building Materials Corporation No 1 (FICO)	Building Materials Corporation No 1 (FICO)	Tay Ninh FiCO	Tan Chau
8	Building Materials Corporation No 1 (FICO)	Building Materials Corporation No 1 (FICO)	Tay Ninh Grinding
9	Cam Pha Cement JSC	Cam Pha Cement JSC	Cam Pha	Cam Pha City
10	Cam Pha Cement JSC	Cam Pha Cement JSC	Cam Pha Grinding	Cam Pha
11	Can Tho Mineral and Cement JSC	Can Tho Mineral and Cement JSC	Can Tho	Can Tho
12	Can Tho Mineral and Cement JSC	Can Tho Mineral and Cement JSC	Phu Huu	Phu Huu
13	Cao Ngan Cement Company	Cao Ngan Cement Company	Cao Ngan
14	Cong Thanh Group	Cong Thanh Cement Company	Cong Thanh	Nhon Trach District
15	Cong Thanh Group	Cong Thanh Cement Company	Tan Truong	Tinh Gia
16	DIC Investment and Trading JSC	DIC Investment and Trading JSC	DIC Binh Phuoc Cement	Binh Phuoc
17	DIC Investment and Trading JSC	Huu Nghi J.S.C.	Huu Nghi	Viet Tri
18	Dien Bien Cement Joint Stock Company	Dien Bien Cement Joint Stock Company	Sam Mun	Dien Bien
19	Dong Lam Cement	Dong Lam Cement	Dong Lam	Phong Dien
20	Duyen Ha Cement	Duyen Ha Cement	Duyen Ha	Hoa Lu
21	Hoa Binh Cement Company	Hoa Binh Cement Company	Hoa Binh	Hoa Binh
22	Hoang Long Cement	Hoang Long Cement	Hoang Long	Ha Nam
23	Hoang Long Cement	Hoang Long Cement	Nam Son	Ha Noi
24	Kien Khe JSC	Kien Khe JSC	Kien Khe
25	La Hien Cement JSC	La Hien Cement JSC	La Hien
26	Lang Son Cement JSC	Lang Son Cement JSC	Lang Son	Lang Son
27	Long Son Cement	Long Son Cement	Long Son	Bim Son Town
28	Long Tho JSC	Long Tho JSC	Thuy Bieu	Hue City
29	Lucky Cement Co	He Duong Cement JSC	He Duong
30	Lucky Cement Co	Phuc Son Cement Company	Phuc Son	Phuc Son
31	Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Company Limited	Luks Cement (Vietnam) Limited	Cong Hai
32	Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Company Limited	Luks Cement (Vietnam) Limited	Luksvasi	Huong Tra
33	Mai Son Cement Co. Ltd.	Mai Son Cement Co. Ltd.	Mai Son	Son La
34	Phu Tan Co. Ltd.	Phu Tan Co. Ltd.	Phu Tan	Kinh Môn
35	Phu Tho Cement Co.,Ltd	Phu Tho Cement Co.,Ltd	Phu Tho	Ba Thanh Town
36	POMIHOA Group	Huong Duong JSC	Huong Duong	Tam Diep
37	Quan Trieu Cement – VVMI	Quan Trieu Cement – VVMI	Quan Trieu
38	Quang Ninh Construction & Cement Co.,LTD	Quang Ninh Construction & Cement Co.,LTD	Lam Thach
39	Quang Son Cement Company	Quang Son Cement Company	Quang Son
40	Sai Son JSC	Sai Son JSC	Sai Son
41	SCG Cement – Building Materials Co. Ltd	SCG Cement – Building Materials Co. Ltd	Dong Nai (White)	Dong Nai
42	SCG Cement – Building Materials Co. Ltd	SCG Cement – Building Materials Co. Ltd	Dong Nai (Grey)	Dong Nai
43	SCG Cement – Building Materials Co. Ltd	Vietnam Construction Materials JSC (VCM)	Song Gianh	Tuyên Hóa
44	SCG Cement – Building Materials Co. Ltd	Vietnam Construction Materials JSC (VCM)	Van Hoa	Da Nang
45	Semen Indonesia Group	Thang Long Cement JSC	Hiep Phuoc – Ho Chi Min	Ho Chi Minh City
46	Semen Indonesia Group	Thang Long Cement JSC	Thang Long	Quang Ninh
47	Siam City Cement, PLC (SCCC) Group	Siam City Cement (Vietnam) Ltd	Cat Lai	Ho Chi Minh City
48	Siam City Cement, PLC (SCCC) Group	Siam City Cement (Vietnam) Ltd	Hiep Phuoc	Hồ Chí Minh city
49	Siam City Cement, PLC (SCCC) Group	Siam City Cement (Vietnam) Ltd	Hon Chong	Hon Chong
50	Siam City Cement, PLC (SCCC) Group	Siam City Cement (Vietnam) Ltd	Nhon Trach	Nhon Trach
51	Siam City Cement, PLC (SCCC) Group	Siam City Cement (Vietnam) Ltd	Thi Vai	Phu My
52	STARCEMT Building Material Co.	STARCEMT Building Material Co.	Tuyen Hoa	Xuan Ha
53	Taiheiyo Cement Corporation	Nghi Son Cement Corporation (NSCC)	Hai Thuong	Nghi Son
54	Tan Quang Cement JSC	Tan Quang Cement JSC	Tan Quang	Tuyen Quang
55	Tay Do Cement JSC	Tay Do Cement JSC	Tay Do Grinding	Can Tho
56	Thai Binh Cement JSC	Thai Binh Cement JSC	Thai Binh	Thai Binh
57	ThaiGroup JSC	ThaiGroup JSC	Thanh My	Thanh My
58	ThaiGroup JSC	ThaiGroup JSC	Xuan Thanh	Thanh Nghị
59	Thanh Cong Company Ltd	Thanh Cong Company Ltd	Thanh Cong III Cement Plant Ltd	Kinh Mon
60	Thanh Thang Cement	Thanh Thang Cement	Thanh Thang	Thanh Liem district
61	Trung Son Cement	Trung Son Cement	Trung Son	Luong Son
62	Tuyen Quang Cement J.S.C.	Tuyen Quang Cement J.S.C.	Tuyen Quang	Tuyen Quang
63	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	Bim Son Cement JSC	Bim Son	Bim Son
64	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	But Son Cement JSC	But Son
65	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	ChinFon Cement Corporation	Chin Fon	Hai Phong
66	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	ChinFon Cement Corporation	Haiphong White	Haiphong
67	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	ChinFon Cement Corporation	Hiep Phuoc	Ho Chi Minh City
68	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	Ha Long Cement Company	Ha Long
69	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	Ha Long Cement Company	Ha Long Grinding	Hoanh Bo
70	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	Ha Long Cement Company	Hiep Phuoc	Ho Chi Minh City
71	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	Hai Phong Cement Company	Hai Phong	Hai Phong
72	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	Hai Van Cement JSC	Hai Van	Da Nang
73	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	Hoang Mai Cement JSC	Hoang Mai	Hoang Mai
74	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	Hoang Thach Cement Company	Hoang Thach
75	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	Song Thao JSC	Ninh Dan
76	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	Tam Diep Cement Company	Tam Diep
77	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	Vicem Ha Tien Joint Stock Company	Binh Phuoc Cement Factory	Binh Long Town
78	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	Vicem Ha Tien Joint Stock Company	Cam Ranh	Cam Ranh
79	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	Vicem Ha Tien Joint Stock Company	Ha Tien / Kien Luong Cement Factory	Kien Luong
80	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	Vicem Ha Tien Joint Stock Company	Long An	Long An
81	Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM)	Vicem Ha Tien Joint Stock Company	Phu Huu	Ho Chi Minh
82	Vissai Group	Dong Banh Cement JSC	Dong Banh	Lang Son
83	Vissai Group	Sông Lam 2 Cement JSC	Sông Lam (Du Luong)	Đô Lương District
84	Vissai Group	Vissai Cement	Ninh Binh	Ninh Binh Province
85	Vissai Group	Vissai Ha Nam JSC	Ha Nam	Ha Nam
86	X18 Cement JSC	X18 Cement JSC	X18
87	X77 Company	X77 Company	X77	Ha Nam
88	Yen Bai Cement and Minerals J.S.C.	Yen Bai Cement and Minerals J.S.C.	Yen Bai	Yen Binh
89	Yen Binh Cement J.S.C.	Yen Binh Cement J.S.C.	Yen Binh	Yen Binh

The Largest Cement producer in Vietnam

VICEM

19 Cement Plants/Cement Capacities

Previously known as the Vietnam National Cement Corporation (VNCC), VICEM is Vietnam’s major established cement manufacturer. It operates 19 plants in Vietnam. Its oldest plants are Ha Tien 1 (1964), Bim Son (1980) and Hoang Thach (1980).

The Vietnam National Cement Corporation (VICEM) has reported that Vietnamese producers exported 13.6Mt of cement between 1 January 2020 and 31 May 2020, down by 1.4% year-on-year from 13.8Mt in the corresponding five months of 2019. Producers exported 7.07Mt of cement to China, up by 26% from 9.55Mt, 2.08Mt to the Philippines, down by 29% from 2.93Mt, and 1.36Mt to Bangladesh, down by 9.9% from 1.51Mt. The total value of exported cement fell by 14% to US$505m from US$590m.

FLSmidth and VICEM will jointly work towards sustainable cement production in Vietnam

The Vietnam National Cement Corporation (VICEM), the leading cement producer in Vietnam, and FLSmidth, a global leader in sustainable technology, today announced a cooperation to pioneer new solutions to significantly improve the sustainability of the cement sector in Vietnam. The goal is to implement technologies that radically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, pioneer solutions for using alternative fuels and improve air quality.

The future of the Cement business in Vietnam

The Export volume of cement is estimated to keep rising

Cement producers sold 45.7Mt of cement and clinker in the first half of 2020, down by 3% year-on-year from 47.1Mt in the first half of 2019. Exports grew by 1% to 15.6Mt from 15.4Mt. The Vietnamese National Cement Association (VNCA) says that producers retain a total of 0.8Mt of cement and 4.2Mt of clinker in inventory.

According to this market research, compared to China or other developed countries, low human resources cost is one of advantage of Vietnam cement industry. Besides, Vietnam possesses rich ore resources, which are raw materials of cement. The production cost of cement is mainly influenced by coal price.

Construction of infrastructure and booming property industry contributed to increasing domestic consumption of cement in Vietnam in recent years. Several large infrastructure projects are also underway. However, urbanization rate of Vietnam is still very low, only approximately 38% in 2018, which means the consumption of cement is not currently at the peak.

Although production and exports showed an upward trend, cement industry in Vietnam are still facing some challenges, including low efficiency and financial performance, such as average 16.9% EBITDA margin in 2018.

Cement designed capacity in Vietnam is expected to surge in the next three years for aggressive expansion of local manufacturers including Tan Thang, Vissai, and Xuan Thanh. In conclusion, Vietnam is expected to face with continuous supply surplus before reaching equilibrium. In other words, export volume of cement is estimated to keep rising in the future.

Two new cement plants in Vietnam will go into operation this year, according to Nguyen Quang Cung, president of the Vietnam Cement Association. The first is in Tan Thang commune, the central province of Nghe An, with a capacity of 2-2.5Mta, while a second new plant is being built in Bim Son commune, Thanh Hoa province, with a capacity of 4.6Mta.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction forecast that cement sales would increase by around five per cent to reach 103Mt in 2020, around 70Mt of which would be sold to the domestic market. The association also predicted a five per cent growth rate for the cement industry in 2020.

Regarding exports, Nguyen Quang Cung said that cement export volume would be around 34Mt this year, but fall to 25Mt in 2021 when domestic consumption is forecast to rise.

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