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Netherlands’ De Heus opens aqua feed mill in Can Tho City
Date: 01/10/2023

The Dutch-based supplier of animal nutrition products De Heus freshly opened a 2.7ha aquatic feed plant in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on September 26. The event was attended by Phung Duc Tien - Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Daniel Stork - Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ho Chi Minh City and Mr. Koen de Heus – CEO of De Heus Animal Nutrition. Besides, key leaders from several MARD departments, Can Tho authorities and more than 600 customers, partners, press agencies and De Heus representatives also attended. As part of the grand opening ceremony, the guests were invited to a tour inside the feed mill to gain firsthand insight into how high-quality products for the Mekong Delta pangasius farmers are produced.
The opening ceremony of De Heus Vietnam's aquatic feed plant in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on September 26

Locating at the Tra Noc II Industrial Park in O Mon district, the 18.6 million USD facility is capable of manufacturing 240,000 tons of high-quality feed products for tra and basa fish (Pangasius) per year. The strategic location near the river port of the feed mill provides outstanding advantages for transporting raw materials to the plant and finished products to farmers. De Heus has developed an innovative bulk feed transportation system for pangasius feed. Based on this model, floating aqua feed products can be transported efficiently from the feed mill to farms by river. This results in significant cost reductions, a much smaller greenhouse gas emissions footprint due to more efficient transportation, no use of plastic packaging materials, and less transportation and production losses. Moreover, all products here are manufactured using state-of-the-art European and United States production technology. The entire production process, from input to output, is controlled by a fully automated system and strictly managed in accordance with ISO 22000, BAP, and GLOBALG.A.P. standards.

Modern De Heus aquatic feed plant specializes in producing high-quality feed products for Pangasius fish

Dutch Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City Daniel Stork delivered a speech at the opening ceremony

Dutch Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City Daniel Stork took the occasion to highlight the countries’ strong and enduring relationship based on long-term commitments and essential partnership in various fields such as agriculture, sustainable development, and water management. According to the diplomat, the operation of the plant will help realize United Nation’s sustainable development goals, notably those involving food security, nutrition improvement, and sustainable farming.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien spoke at the event.

At the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien spoke highly of the corporation’s contributions to Vietnam’s aquaculture development. He suggested De Heus study the use of domestically available sources of raw materials and alternative ingredients to reduce production costs and enhance efficiency.

Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien said that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will create favorable conditions for businesses investing in Vietnam.

On this occasion, De Heus donated 500 million VND to support poor households in Can Tho City.

 


Kim Xuyen - Translated by Hoang Dat



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