La Habana_ Suchel TBV SA is the new joint venture approved by Cuba and Vietnam, to produce detergents in the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), which will replace more than 90 percent of the imports of this assortment in the country, Cubadebate publishes.
A note published on Tuesday on the website of the ZEDM states that the alliance was established between the Cuban Mercantile Society Industrias Nexus S.A. and the Vietnamese Thai Binh Detergent Joint - Stock Company, to build a factory that will also develop other related products.
The plant, which is expected to be built over a period of 24 months, will have an annual production capacity of 50,000 tons of detergents for domestic and industrial use.
The statement adds that, with an initial investment amount estimated at 17 million 615 thousand dollars, the industry will have modern technologies and automatic control systems, according to global standards.
In addition, the note emphasizes, the processes will be friendly to the environment, requiring low energy consumption and generate a minimum of industrial waste.
The Thai Binh company has been present in Cuba for 20 years, and stands out as one of the first to export Vietnamese products to Latin America, including clothing, footwear, consumer goods, food and construction materials.











