Raw Materials & Natural Resources
This category covers key natural resources, including agriculture, fisheries, forestry, mining, and energy. It explores production trends, exports, imports, and government policies affecting raw material industries. Topics include supply chain dynamics, sustainability efforts, and the role of natural resources in global commodity markets. This section is essential for understanding the resource-driven sectors that underpin the economy and their impact on domestic and international trade.
Vietnam mining sector sees minimal FDI activity with no new projects in October
While the sector plays a role in Vietnam’s resource extraction, it has seen lower FDI interest compared to more dynamic sectors. Future growth will likely depend on policy reforms and sustainability initiatives to attract responsible and long-term investment in mining…
Vietnam coal imports see big fall in September
Of note, Indonesia and Australia were the primary coal suppliers. Imports from Indonesia rose 21.79 percent in volume to 1,843,809 tons, with a value increase of 12.22 percent to US$150.73 million. However, imports from Australia sharply declined by 48.78 percent to 968,088 tons in September, with a value drop of 52.47 percent.
Vietnam’s coal mining output falls by double-digits year-on-year in September
Of note, for the period from January to September 2024, production in the coal mining sector was down by 4.2 percent from the same period last year. It’s not clear what is driving this decline, however, it is inline with a contraction in production in Vietnam’s mining industry more broadly.
Unofficial online gold markets emerge in Vietnam on back of official-supply issues
The Vietnamese gold price has been out of sync with the world gold price for some time now, at points up to 20 percent higher. This led to the State Bank selling gold from its reserves at a fixed price to try and bring the price down. However, it looks a lot like it is only releasing a limited supply that is insufficient to meet demand, ergo consumers are turning to other sales channels…
Russia’s Rosatom looking to extend Vietnam energy footprint with wind power
This is inline with Russia looking to expand on its existing relationship with Vietnam in the context of limited foreign investment options as a result of sanctions applied to the country in most developed markets over the war in Ukraine…
Vietnam’s floriculture market set to reach US$3.4 billion by 2032
The sector’s growth can be attributed to increasing demand for flowers and ornamental plants, both domestically and internationally. Vietnam’s floriculture industry has gained recognition for its diverse range of high-quality flowers, with expanding export opportunities and rising consumer interest in ornamental plants driving further development.
Vietnam gold ring prices reach all-time highs despite C.bank intervention
The gold price in Vietnam is more often than not much higher than it is in the rest of the world. In fact, in 2023, at its peak, the price of a gold bar in Vietnam was around 20 percent higher owing to a number of factors including huge demand and limited supply, the latter due to regulations that restrict gold imports and exports and gold bar production.
Vietnam’s aquaculture industry takes US$100 million hit from Typhoon Yagi
Vietnam’s aquaculture industry has experienced significant growth in recent years, becoming a major contributor to the country’s economy through Vietnam’s billion-dollar seafood export industry. This damage to the sector will likely see Vietnam’s seafood exports take a significant hit in the near-term.
Another European renewables firm planning to exit Vietnam: Reuters
Italy’s Enel, a producer of renewable energy, is looking to exit the Vientam market, Reuters has reported. This comes just weeks after it was reported that Norwegian energy firm, Equinor, would be closing its office in Hanoi. Though both firms have suggested their exit is related to broader restructuring of
PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation: Vietnam Stock Overview
It’s notable that domestic urea production capacity currently exceeds actual demand. While the annual domestic demand for urea is estimated to be between 1.6 and 1.8 million tons, domestic urea production capacity is approximately 3 million tons. To tackle this issue, large fertiliser companies like DPM are concentrating on growing their market share in NPK, a type of fertiliser that includes nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium…
Vietnam Stock Reviews: Vietnam Rubber Group
GVR has earmarked industrial parks as a future growth driver as opposed to rubber. As the largest natural rubber producer in Vietnam, GVR owns 373,182 hectares of land in Vietnam and. In late 2023, the company received the Prime Minister’s approval for the conversion of nearly 25,000 hectares of this land to industrial parks…
Norway off-shore wind developer to exit Vietnam on regulatory delays
The potential for offshore wind in Vietnam has been well documented and plans to introduce six gigawatts by 2030 were detailed in the Power Development Plan 8. There are, however, a number of key challenges facing any sort or practical application, in particular the conflicting interests among several of Vietnam’s key ministries with respect to Vietnam’s Marine Spatial Plan.
Vietnam Stock Review: Nam Viet Corporation (seafood)
Vietnamese pangasius exports reached US$2.4 billion in 2022, a 52 percent increase compared to 2021. Expanded export markets and increased consumption in major regions like China and Hong Kong contributed to this growth. As a result, the company’s stock price tripled between May 2021 and June 2022. However, the pangasius industry faced a significant downturn in 2023 shrinking by 24 percent…
Binh Dinh officials push to include German firm in Vietnam offshore wind pilot
Officials in Binh Dinh are pushing for the Ministry of Industry and Trade to include at least part of an offshore wind farm proposed by Germany’s PNE Group in a pilot offshore wind power project being developed. The full plan is for a US$4.6 billion investment that will generate 2,000
How African Swine Fever is Reshaping Vietnam’s Pork Market
Vietnam has a bad case of African Swine Fever that it just can’t seem to shake. This is fundamentally reshaping Vietnam’s pork market, which has seen a huge increase in pork imports in recent years. This article looks at how this all started, what’s happening now, and what might happen next.
Vietnamese monkeys have been approved for export to China
Of note, Vietnam hosts the biggest monkey breeding facility in the world, Nafovanny. This is a subsidiary of Vietnam Forest which trades on the Hanoi Stock Exchange under the ticker VIF. The facility has been in operation since back in the 90s.
First half jump in Vietnam fish exports opportunity for foreign aquatic feed firms
Vietnam’s fisheries are a core part of its economy, ranking fifth in export value. The aquatic feed market, however, is largely dominated by foreign companies. For pangasius feed, foreign enterprises such as the US’s Cargill, Thailand’s Green Feed, and Netherlands’ De Heus hold about 65 to 70 percent of the market share. Similarly, the shrimp feed market is entirely dominated by foreign firms such as Taiwan’s Uni–President, Thailand‘s CP and France’s Tomboy…
Offshore wind in Vietnam should to be developed by state first: MoIT
Of note, the Power Development Plan 8–known in short as the PDP8–that was approved last year, was embedded with a target of six gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030. The implementation plan for the PDP8 released earlier this year, however, did not list a single offshore wind power project…
US agricultural exports scouting boost through trade mission to Vietnam
That said, imports of agricultural products into Vietnam have, of late, ruffled the feathers of local agricultural producers. In March, for example, the Vietnam Livestock Association and the Animal Feed, Large Livestock and Poultry Breeding Associations requested that the Government of Vietnam apply additional technical barriers on imported meats.
Vietnam’s Rare Earth Partnership Contenders: Unpacked
For a brief month or two last year, Vietnam’s rare earth reserves were a hot commodity (pun intended). This was on the back of a whirlwind visit to Hanoi by the President of the United States, Joseph Biden, during which he announced the US would support Vietnam with mapping its
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