Vietnam's Camel invests USD 107 million to build a 400-million-liter/year beer and beverage plant

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On September 20, Camel International JSC broke ground on the Camel Hau Giang beer and beverage plant in Tan Phu Thanh Industrial Park, Tan Hiep Commune, Can Tho City, Vietnam. The project involves a total investment of approximately VND 2.778 trillion, equivalent to about USD 107 million, covers an area of approximately 10.7 hectares, and upon full completion will have a designed annual production capacity of 400 million liters, comprising 200 million liters of beer and 200 million liters of non-alcoholic beverages.

The project is being implemented in phases. Phase I involves an investment of more than VND 1.8 trillion, with a designed annual production capacity of 150 million liters, and is scheduled to enter commercial production in 2027. The latest environmental permit further specifies that Phase I capacity consists of 50 million liters/year of beer and 100 million liters/year of non-alcoholic beverages, providing clear capacity boundaries for subsequent production line construction, equipment installation, and utility configuration.

The plant site is located on Plot A10 of Tan Phu Thanh Industrial Park, with a land area of approximately 106,995 square meters and a total gross floor area of approximately 82,243 square meters. Camel plans to equip the production process with a highly automated beer and beverage manufacturing system, and to simultaneously build utility and environmental treatment facilities matching the production capacity. The project has obtained an environmental permit, and its production wastewater can be discharged into the industrial park's centralized wastewater treatment system. Exhaust gas, noise, solid waste, and environmental risk management are subject to the permit's constraints, with the permit valid until September 18, 2033.

In terms of production capacity layout, Camel currently operates a beer production base in Quang Tri Province in central Vietnam, with a publicly disclosed capacity of approximately 300 million liters/year; it also has a soft drink plant with a capacity of approximately 60 million liters/year in Bac Ninh Province in the north. Once the new Can Tho project is commissioned, it will form a new large-scale production node in the Mekong Delta, joining the existing central and northern bases to create a cross-regional manufacturing network.

The area where the new plant is located is close to National Highway 1A, connects to Can Tho City and the airport, and also has waterway transport conditions, capable of serving vessels of up to approximately 2,000 DWT. The company plans to use this base to cover the Mekong Delta, Ho Chi Minh City, and southeastern Vietnam markets, while also connecting with the national distribution system and future export business.

According to the financial plan submitted by the investor, once the project is in stable operation, it is expected to generate average annual operating revenue of approximately VND 5.7 trillion and average annual fiscal contributions of approximately VND 1.5 trillion. At the current stage, the project has moved from investment preparation to on-site construction, and subsequent Phase I milestones will focus on plant construction, production line installation and commissioning, and commercial production in 2027.