Long An and Tay Ninh lead push for sustainable industry in south

Long An and Tay Ninh lead push for sustainable industry in south

The planned merger of Long An and Tay Ninh provinces marks a major turning point for southern Vietnam’s industrial map, paving the way for a more modern and sustainable development model.

As the southern key economic region shifts towards green growth and enhanced regional integration, eco-industrial parks like Prodezi are emerging as strategic players. They stand to benefit from changes in administrative boundaries and infrastructure development, as well as from aligning with the global shift towards sustainable industrial solutions, enhancing their appeal to a new wave of foreign investment.

Under its development plan for 2021-2030, with a vision towards 2050, Tay Ninh is aiming for rapid, comprehensive, and sustainable growth, with industry and services, especially tourism, serving as key economic drivers. According to the 11^th Provincial Party Congress, Tay Ninh is targeting the industrial-construction sector to make up 51-52 per cent of its economic structure by the end of the year.

Long An, meanwhile, ranks third nationally in terms of industrial park (IP) development, behind only Dong Nai and Binh Duong. By 2030, the province is expected to host 51 IPs spanning over 12,433 hectares, making it second in Vietnam by total IP area. In 2024, Long An also ranked third nationwide in the Provincial Competitiveness Index, reflecting its concerted efforts to improve the investment climate.

Both provinces are seeing rapid industrial growth and share a common vision: transitioning from traditional manufacturing to high-tech, low-emission, eco-industrial models. Their merger creates an opportunity to establish a major new industrial hub at the western gateway of Ho Chi Minh City, an integrated region spanning 8,500 square kilometres and nearly three million people.

This newly formed interprovincial area will enjoy significant infrastructure investment, including major highways like Ho Chi Minh City – Trung Luong, Ben Luc – Long Thanh, and Ho Chi Minh City's ringrRoads 3 and 4. In addition, 14 new intra-regional roads in southern Tay Ninh are under development to connect industrial clusters, residential areas, and Long An International Port, a 2,000-ha deep-sea port that is becoming a major logistics hub for the Mekong Delta. These transport links enable the optimisation of regional supply chains and allow each industrial zone to specialise and coordinate within a broader ecosystem.

Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway is a key route between the southeast and southwest regions. Photo: VGP

Within this context, the western gateway to Ho Chi Minh City is emerging as a key connector between Tay Ninh’s high-tech manufacturing zones and the logistics and processing centre of Long An, positioning itself as a critical node in the regional industrial network.

Prodezi’s competitive edge

Located in Ben Luc district, Long An, Prodezi IP sits at the heart of this gateway. Designed as an eco-industrial park, Prodezi not only aligns with the sustainable development vision of the newly merged Tay Ninh – Long An area, but also meets the evolving expectations of next-generation investors amid a global shift towards green transition.

Prodezi is among the few IPs currently being developed from the ground up as an eco-industrial park, a model that emphasises environmental sustainability, resource and energy efficiency, and minimised waste and emissions. The park aims to source 20 per cent of its energy from rooftop solar power, treat 100 per cent of its wastewater to meet national standards (reusing 25 per cent), and pursue international green building certifications.

Companies in the park are encouraged to adopt industrial symbiosis, where businesses share and repurpose resources and waste to cut costs and improve efficiency. Partnerships with global firms such as Toho Gas, Chitose, and TA Vital are laying the foundation for symbiotic relationships in energy, wastewater treatment, and organic waste recycling. Once occupancy reaches a critical mass, Prodezi will implement cluster-based symbiosis across industries, building green factories within a resilient industrial ecosystem that is less dependent on external resources and more adaptable to global supply chain disruptions.

The Long An – Tay Ninh merger brings together complementary strengths in production capacity, logistics infrastructure, and skilled labour. Thanks to its strategic location at the intersection of industrial and logistics corridors, Prodezi is well-positioned to capitalise on these synergies.

For manufacturers, Prodezi offers seamless access to Tay Ninh’s raw material zones and Long An’s seaports, facilitating efficient supply chains across the Southeast region. With ample land and improving infrastructure, the park is also ideal for developing distribution centres, smart warehouses, and supply chain support services, enhancing logistics performance.

Prodezi, among the few IPs currently being designed and developed with an eco-industrial orientation

Following the merger, the region is poised to become one of the first in the Mekong Delta to adopt a province-wide eco-industrial planning model. Projects like Prodezi are well positioned to attract high-tech and sustainability-driven investors looking for green, stable investment destinations.

Spanning 400ha, Prodezi aims to host hundreds of manufacturers and support service providers with a projected total investment of $800 million to $1.5 billion.

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