On August 14, Phu Tho Provincial Party Committee Secretary Dang Xuan Phong received Ms. Somhatai Panichewa, CEO of Amata Vietnam, to discuss the group’s investment plans in the province.
![]() Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Dang Xuan Phong and Ms. Somhatai Panichewa at the meeting.
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After the merger, Phu Tho has become an administrative unit with a large scale in terms of area, population, and economy, creating new development spaces, especially in the urban-industrial-service field.
The impressive economic results in the first seven months show an average economic growth rate of 10.09%, putting Phu Tho in the top 10 fastest-growing localities in the country. The province also attracted more than $469 million in FDI.
Amata Corporation, established in 1989, is Thailand’s leading industrial city developer with 40 subsidiaries and branches.
Currently, Amata owns nine integrated industrial city projects with a total area of over 10,000 hectares, serving more than 1,400 multinational partners. The corporation creates over 300,000 jobs and contributes $56 billion to the GDP of the operating countries.
In Vietnam, Amata has nearly 30 years of experience in the industrial real estate field with over 2,500 hectares being implemented at Amata Bien Hoa (700ha), Long Thanh (1,265ha), and Ha Long 4 (700ha).
According to the plan, Doan Hung Industrial Park will be developed into a smart city model in the 2025-2030 period. Phase 1 will cover an area of 300-500 hectares in Tay Coc and Doan Hung communes.
The project focuses on attracting investment in the automotive industry and its supporting industries, high-tech industry, and clean industry using renewable energy. In addition, the industrial park also aims to develop electronics, telecommunications, semiconductor manufacturing technology, AI, and mechanical manufacturing, and automobile and motorcycle assembly.
Phu Tho Province commits to creating a favorable investment environment and providing maximum support to Amata in promptly handling procedures for investment approval and investment registration certificate issuance. At the same time, the province will promptly address difficulties and problems in the implementation process and accompany the promotion and attraction of secondary investment projects.
– 14:45 15/08/2025
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