Work begins on sponge iron factory
Work will officially begin today on Kobelco Viet Nam Co Ltd’s sponge iron factory in the central province of Nghe An.
The US$1 billion factory will occupy an area of 40ha and be able to produce 2 million tonnes of products per year.
The mill is expected to be fully operational in the first part of 2013.
The company is a subsidiary of the Japanese Kobe Steel Group.