Investors and contractors of the Nhan Co Aluminum project in the
Central Highlands of Dak Nong have been asked to put the plant into
trial operation by the end of 2014.
The request was made on July
31 by a working mission of the steering committee for the implementation
of bauxite plants in Central Highlands under the Ministry of Industry
and Trade while inspecting the project’s progress.
According
to the project management board, to date over 12 trillion VND (564
million USD) has been poured into facilities, accounting for 73 percent
of the total investment (16.8 trillion VND). However, the progress is
one and a half years slower than schedule.
All imported equipment
and over 80 percent of locally-made ones have been transported to the
project site for installation.
Head of the ministry’s
Heavy Industries Department Nguyen Manh Quan acknowledged efforts of the
Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) – the
project’s investor – as well as the local authorities in the
implementation of the project. He asked investors and contractors to
mobilise all resources to complete the project on time.
Nhan Co
Aluminum Plant is the largest bauxite project in the Central Highland
region. It is designed to produce 650,000 tonnes of aluminum a year in
the initial period, using advanced and environmentally-friendly
technology.
The plant is expected to boost economic restructuring and socio-economic development of Dak Nong and the whole region.-VNA