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Cuban President vows best conditions for Vietnamese investors

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has promised to provide all possible favourable conditions for Vietnamese investors while touring a ceremic floor tile plant in Cuba.
Cuban President vows best conditions for Vietnamese investors ảnh 1Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel (Photo:AFP/VNA)

Havana (VNA) – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has promised to provide all possible favourable conditions for Vietnamese investorswhile touring a ceremic floor tile plant in Cuba.

The SAVING factory is a joint venture between Vietnam’s glass andconstruction ceramic producer Viglacera and Prodimat Company of Cuba in SantaCruz, Mayabeque, about 60 km to the east of Havana.

It was putinto operation since the beginning of this year, capable of producing around7,000 sq.m of ceramic tilesper day. The capacity is expected to reach 3 million sq.m a year. SAVING plans to start construction ofanother wall tile plant nextyear with a designed annual output of 3 million sq.m.

The Cubanleader said SAVING plays a crucial role in Cuba’s production expansion strategyas an effort to reduce imports of necessity goods.

He asked thejoint venture to diversify its products to meet increasing demand in the Cuban market and emphasised that the firmshould improve measures to ensure environmental standards.

President Diaz-Canel affirmed that he is ready to help SAVING solve difficulties in material supplies andothers and support its future projects at Mariel Special Development Zone./.
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