OK sought for fertiliser production in Kandal

VIETNAMESE firm Five Star International Group has asked for approval to build a US$65 million natural fertiliser plant in Kandal province, an economic consultant to Vietnam's embassy in Phnom Penh said Thursday.

Le Bien Cuong said the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) was mulling the application."We hope that the construction of the new plant will be able to start in October this year," he said.

The group said the plant, to be built in Samraong Thom commune in Kandal province's Kien Svay district, 20 kilometres east of Phnom Penh, will have capacity to produce 350,000 tonnes of fertiliser per year.

The construction of the plant is expected to finish within 20 months of being approved by the CDC, Le Bien Cuong said. CDC officials could not be contacted for comment Thursday. Click to read more...