Zamil Steel has started its second factory in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the company said in a statement.

The new Vietnam factory, at the Amata Industrial Park in southern Dong Nai province, has declared a production capacity of 4,500 metric tonnes a month of pre-engineered buildings and other steel products, said a report in Saudi Gazette.

Total investment in the new plant is estimated at $20 million.

The factory will increase the total production of Zamil Steel Vietnam from 50,000 metric tons to 100,000 metric tons of steel buildings annually.

The state-of-the-art facility will also have the capabilities to fabricate two new product lines - structural steel and open web joists, providing a wider range of steel building solutions and product options to satisfy ZSV customers, both in the domestic and export markets.

“The demand for high-quality pre-engineered steel buildings is growing rapidly, and Zamil Steel Vietnam, as the leading international manufacturer of PEB, has become a major part of our strategy to get closer to our customers,” said Zamil Steel Industries president Adnan Al-Mansour. – TradeArabia News Service