Bac
Ninh currently has 16 concentrated industrial zones approved by the Prime
Minister, with a total area of 6,397.68 ha. Of which 10 industrial parks are
put into operation, the average area of an industrial park is 399 ha. Although
the province has a small area, the total area of industrial parks as well as
the average size of one industrial park is high, just behind Quang Ninh and Hai
Phong (in the Northern Key Economic Zone). Bac Ninh's industrial parks are
synchronously invested in technical and social infrastructure, creating
attractiveness, attracting many large investors from 38 countries and
territories, investing in 16 industries. In which, it mainly focuses on the
processing and manufacturing industry (mostly the electronics industry), with a
total of 1,767 projects attracted (563 domestic projects, 1,204 FDI projects).
Total newly and adjusted investment capital reached more than 23,042 billion
USD (domestic is 66,783.07 billion, equivalent to 3.113 billion USD; FDI is
19,929 billion USD), making Bac Ninh ranked 7th in the country in terms of
attracted investment capital scale.
Korea
is the country with the largest scale of investment capital in Bac Ninh
province with more than 950 projects, the total investment capital after
adjustment, capital contribution, share purchase reached about 14 billion USD,
accounting for 62% total foreign investment capital in the province. The big
projects of Korean investors in Bac Ninh are those of Samsung Group, Intops,
Hanwha Techwin, Amkor... It is worth mentioning that each industrial park has
attracted key investors representing the world's leading electronic industry
groups such as Canon, Samsung, Foxconn, amkor... It pulls along a system of
domestic and foreign satellite investors, creating high added value. Therefore,
the annual production value of industrial parks accounts for about 80-87% of
the total industrial production value of the province. More than 80% of the
province's economic output comes from industrial production, with the main
products including electronics, computers and optical products (accounting for
about 75% of production value). With the strong investment of international
investors, the electrical and electronic industry brings the most added value
to Bac Ninh.
In
2021, despite the great influence of the Covid-19 epidemic, many factories
operatedc moderately, reducing production, but the production value in Bac Ninh
industrial parks still reached 1.26 million billion VND (accounting for 84% of
the total production value of the province); contributing more than 12,530
billion VND to the state budget, exceeding the planned target by 9% and
accounting for 40.27% of the province's budget revenue. Export turnover reached
38.5 billion USD, accounting for 83% of the total export turnover of the
province; imports turnover reached 27.4 billion USD, accounting for 66.34% of
the total import turnover of the province.
The electrical and
electronic industry accounts for about 75% of the total production value.
Currently,
there are 1,170 enterprises operating in industrial parks. In the first 6
months of 2022, these enterprises have created a production value of 691.05 billion
dong, up 26% over the same period. Export value reached more than 20.55 billion
USD, up 27% over the same period and accounting for 84.56% of total export
turnover of the province; import turnover reached nearly 16.85 billion USD, up
44% over the same period. Although imports increased sharply, the trade balance
still shifted towards a trade surplus with a value of nearly 3.7 billion USD.
Out of the total provincial budget revenue of 16,532 billion dong, industrial
parks contributed 6,538 billion dong (up 26% over the same period).
Along
with creating added production value, contributing to local economic growth,
industrial parks also play an important role in transferring technology to
domestic enterprises to actively participate in global supply chains. At the
same time, these parks create jobs, increase income, and improve the quality of
life for hundreds of thousands of workers inside and outside the province. The
labor force working in highly specialized positions tends to increase more
strongly than in occupations that only require simple qualifications. Bac Ninh
industrial parks are employing 323,400 employees, of which local workers are
87,795 people (accounting for 27.1%), female workers are 181,720 people
(accounting for 56.2%), foreign workers are 6,382 people (accounting for 6,382
people). 1.97%). The average income of employees is 8.75 million
dong/person/month (indirect labor is 9.5 million dong/person/month; direct
labor is 8 million dong/person/month).
According
to Mr. Nguyen Van Phuc - the Director of the Bac Ninh Industrial Zones
Authority, on the basis of assessing the current status of industrial parks
development, the international and domestic context, taking into account the
local conditions in the Northern key economic region, the Hanoi capital area
and FDI capital attracted into Vietnam; therfore, the orientation to attract
investment in Bac Ninh Industrial Park in the near future will focus on
precision mechanics, automobiles, cosmetics, electricity, electronics
(household electrical appliances), supportive industries. Special attention is
paid to industries that are ahead of the industrial revolution 4.0 such as ICT,
digital, nanotechnology, biotechnology, new materials...
The
Bac Ninh of Industrial Zones Authority continues to advise the province,
strengthens the investment promotion campaign in the IPs through direct and
indirect channels. Creating a synchronous and close coordination between
sectors and localities, proactively grasping the situation and assisting in
solving difficulties and problems of industrial park enterprises in the process
of operation; promoting the operational efficiency of the "3 best response
team" and implementing the "5 readiness" (site, human resources,
reform, supportation and anti-epidemic). At the same time, the province
continues to promote reform of administrative procedures, publicity and
transparency, create the most favorable conditions for investors, in order to
build and develop industrial parks associated with urban areas in a modern and
synchronous manner, making Bac Ninh to be a reliable and attractive destination
for investors./.
