The project will be developed by the Thang Long Accurate Mechanical Company.
It was launched on January 6, with Phu Tho leaders and representativesfrom the Czech Embassy in Hanoi in attendance, the website reported.
It will be the first factory in Southeast Asia able to produce conveyorrollers that can compete with those made in China and India, Director-Generalof the Thang Long Accurate Mechanical Company Vu Dinh Hong told the launch ceremony.
Vietnam imports millions of USD worth of conveyor rollers annually, hesaid, and once completed the factory is expected to not only serve the domesticmarket but also exports to regional countries.
The transfer of technology will be conducted this year, Hong added.
The project has total investment of 33 million EUR (40 million USD).
It is scheduled to be operational in 2023./.