TH Group inaugurates a US$150 million fruit processing plant

TH Group, Vietnam’s largest producer of fresh milk under the TH True Milk brand, has commenced operation of a fruit processing plant in Van Ho district, near the northern Son La province, which costs a total of Dong 3.5 trillion (US$150 million) over 2 phases
The first phase of the project costing Dong 1.2 trillion (US$51.8 million) will start from now until 2025, and has a capacity of processing 300 tonnes of fruits and veggies per day. It will source for materials within 15,000 hectares in the locality. The second phase after 2025 will bring the project total cost to Dong 3.5 trillion (US$150 million) and source for materials from a larger 35,000 hectares.
Initially, the plant will focus on processing fruits including longan, guava, mango, orange, passion fruit, and docynia indica, as well as producing canned fruit juices.
By end-2020, Son La province is estimated to have 80,515 hectares of fruit trees, up 311% from 2015, making it one of the leading areas in the country to grow fruits. Currently, the province’s fruit output is estimated to reach 400,000 tonnes this year.