CDC To Issue 35 Project Certificates In Industries

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Workers at a garment factory. KT/Ven Rathavong 

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has preliminarily issued final registration certificates for 35 projects with a combined investment capital of $444 million from January to the end of last month. 

Once operational, the projects are expected to provide more than 30,335 jobs.

Nine of the projects are related to the garment, textile, and footwear industry, including:

  • TH Zipper and Metal Accessory (Cambodia)
  • Sisophon Hong Seng Sport Wear
  • Qian Qun Huang Jia
  • Monti Apparel
  • Grand Oriental Footwear International
  • Wincrown (Cambodia) Industrial
  • Helios Garment (Cambodia)
  • V.C.O.F.F Apparel
  • Advance Team (Cambodia)

Two projects involve travel bags:

  • Nanwang Travel Goods
  • JS Leather Collection Phnom Penh

One project is related to a tobacco factory:

  • Xiang Gang Tobacco (Cambodia)

Three are for trade centres and hotels:

  • Global House (Cambodia)
  • Metro Lifestyle Development
  • WTCPP Management

Four are focused on agro-industrial investment:

  • Red Boat Enterprise
  • China Great Cause (Cambodia) Investment
  • Siemon (Cambodia) Agriculture Comprehensive Development
  • Hyundai Mao Legacy and Chhung Hong Rubber Better

Two rice mills and processing plants are included:

  • Baofeng International Agriculture Development
  • Lianyun (Cambodia) Eco-Agriculture Development

One project involves auto assembly:

  • International VCV Industry

Another project is for bike and motorcycle parts and assembly:

  • Da Chao Shoung Composites Technology

Other projects include:

  • A wire factory
  • A candy and cake factory
  • A fertilizer and pesticide operation
  • A zinc factory
  • A cement and souvenir factory
  • A packaging operation
  • A soap factory
  • A paper industry operation

The CDC highlights nine projects with significant investments, such as:

  • Lianyun (Cambodia) Eco-Agriculture Development ($43.31 million)
  • China Great Cause (Cambodia) ($32.61 million)
  • Siemon (Cambodia) Agriculture Comprehensive Development ($60.99 million)
  • Chhung Hong Rubber Better ($24.89 million)
  • WTCPP Management ($50.2 million)
  • Baofeng International Agriculture Development ($43.31 million)
  • Metro Lifestyle Development ($19.49 million)
  • King Elephant Construction Material Industry ($20.1 million)
  • Cambodia Chaothuo Mining and Metallurgy ($30 million)

Eleven projects are located in Phnom Penh, five in Sihanoukville, two in Kampong Thom, four in Kandal, four in Svay Rieng province, and five in Kampong Speu province. There is one project each in Preah Vihear, Stung Treng, Banteay Meanchey, and Kampong Cham provinces. 

This article was originally published in the Khmer Times.