Ha Nam (VNA) – The US group ArcherDaniels Midland (ADM) inaugurated an animal feed plant in the northern provinceof Ha Nam on November 19.
The plant, built on 4.6 ha at Hoa Mac industrialpark, Duy Tien district, mainly produces feed for pigs, poultry and rabbits.
Pierre Duprat, president of ADM'sAnimal Nutrition business, said the building of the plant is part of thegroup’s strategy of expanding to key breeding areas in the north of Vietnam withconvenient access to seaport facility services.
The plant aims to employ about 200 seasonal andpermanent workers, he added.
Nguyen Xuan Duong, acting director of theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Department of LivestockProduction, said the US group has actively contributed to the development ofthe livestock industry in Vietnam over the past 25 years.
He hoped with new modern technology andfinancial potentials, ADM will continue bring the latest technology to Vietnamand connecting the Vietnamese livestock market with the global market.
The ADM’s animal feed plant in Ha Nam isexpected to help the province and neighbouring areas develop safe animalproducts for domestic sales and exports, he said.
ADM is a global leader in animal nutrition withover 110 production facilities around the world. The group has invested inVietnam since 1995 and now has five production facilities./.
