Deputy Chairwoman of the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang worked with Japan’s Sojitz Corporation on January 24 regarding a plan to build a Smart Green Industrial Park in the southern province.

Representatives from the Sojitz Group introduced an inter-city cooperation project from the Japanese Ministry of the Environment that is aimed at promoting the development of smart green industrial parks. The project has been implemented for five years in 13 countries, including Vietnam (in Hanoi, Da Nang, and Quang Ninh province).

Sojitz wants to introduce the project to Dong Nai province through inter-provincial cooperation with Kobe in Japan, because both areas share similar conditions in terms of industrial development, seaport services, and aviation.

The proposed cooperation includes building a smart green industrial park data platform, improving the efficiency of industrial waste treatment towards a carbon dioxide emissions-free industrial park model, and saving energy in line with the province’s development direction.

If the program is implemented, it will contribute to deepening the commitments Dong Nai has made with the Kansai region in Japan, where Kobe is located. It will also improve the environment at the province’s industrial parks, creating a competitive advantage.

Deputy Chairwoman Hoang appreciated the proposal, saying that it aligns with the direction of transforming existing industrial parks in a green, ecological approach that Vietnam, and Dong Nai, has been pursuing.

The Provincial People’s Committee assigned the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Management Board of Dong Nai Industrial Parks to cooperate with Sojitz to implement the project under the proposed timeline of three years (2024-2026).

The Sojitz Corporation is a trading and investment group in Japan established in 2003 through a merger of the Nissho Iwai and Nichimen groups. In Dong Nai, Sojitz is also a joint venture investor in the Long Duc Industrial Park.

Source: VNECONOMY