Southern Basic Chemicals Affirms Position with Nhon Trach Chemical Plant Project

04:34 PM @ Thursday - 25 September, 2025

On September 24, 2025, at Nhon Trach 6 Industrial Park, Dong Nai, Southern Basic Chemicals Joint Stock Company (SOCHEM) held the groundbreaking ceremony for the Nhon Trach Chemical Plant Project, affirming the company's commitment to modernizing production coupled with the goal of sustainable development for the company and the Vietnam National Chemical Group.

Overview of Nhon Trach Chemical Plant Project

Historic Turning Point for Southern Basic Chemicals

This is a historic turning point for the company, marking a new phase of development. The company aims to expand the production line capacity to 100,000 tons of caustic soda per year (100% equivalent) and 100,000 tons of sulfuric acid per year, while also developing new chlorine-based products and specialized chemicals for the electronics, semiconductor, and energy industries. This direction not only meets the growing domestic demand for chemicals but is also the first step for the company to integrate deeply into regional and international supply chains, raising the position of the Vietnamese brand in the global market.

Mr. Le Thanh Binh – General Director of HCCB, delivered a response speech, affirming the determination to make the Nhon Trach Chemical Plant Project a new symbol for Vietnam's Chemical Industry."

Heading Towards Green, Sustainable Development

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Phung Quang Hiep - Member of the Government's Party Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee, and Chairman of the Members' Council of Vinachem affirmed: "The groundbreaking ceremony for the Nhon Trach Chemical Plant is a particularly significant event, marking a milestone in SOCHEM's development process and demonstrating the determination for innovation and modernization tied to the goal of sustainable development of VINACHEM."

Mr. Phung Quang Hiep – Member of the Government Party Committee, Party Secretary, Chairman of Vinachem Board of Directors gave a speech, emphasizing the special significance of the groundbreaking ceremony and the determination to innovate and modernize in association with the sustainable development goals of SOCHEM and VINACHEM.

The project is both a challenge and an opportunity, a strategic move to promote growth, enhance labor productivity, and competitive capacity, thereby affirming SOCHEM brand in the domestic market and preparing to reach the regional level, while emphasizing the direction of organizational model restructuring towards a unified - lean - modern structure.