TABLE 2
VIETNAM:  STRUCTURE OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN 2003
(Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified)
 
        Annual
Commodity    Major operation companies and major equity owners    Location of main facilities capacity
Cement     Chinfong Hai Phong Cement Corp. (Chingfong Group Min Duc near Hai Phong City     1,400
  of Taiwan, 70%; Hai Phong Municipal
Government,15.56%; Vietnam National
Cement Corp., 14.44%)
Do.       Morning Star Cement Ltd. (Holcim Group of Hon Chong, Kien Giang Province     2,300
Switzerland, 65%; Vietnam National Cement
        Corp.—Ha Tien I, 35%)    
Do.       Nghi Son Cement Corp. (Taiheiyo Cement Corp. and Nghi Son, Thanh Hoa Province     2,150
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. of Japan, 65%;
        Vietnam National Cement Corp., 35%)    
Do.       Vietnam National Cement Corp. (100% state owned) Bim Son, But Son, Da Nang, Ha Tien I,   12,000
Ha Tein II, Hai Phong, Hai Van,
Hoang Mai, Hoang Thach, and
          Tam Diep  
Chromite     Thai Nguyen Nonferrous Metal Co. (wholly owned Nui Nua, Thanh Hoa Province          80
subsidiary of state-owned Vietnam National
        Minerals Corp.)    
Coal, anthracite     Vietnam National Coal Corp. (100% state owned) Cam Pha, Cao Son, Coc Sau, Vang Danh,   19,000
Dong Trieu, Ha Lam, Ha Tu, Hong Gai,
Khe Cham, Mao Khe, Mong Duong,
          Cua Ong, Uong Bi in Quang Ninh Province
Fertilizer:          
Apatite   Vietnam National Chemical Corp. Lao Cai, Lao Cai Province        700
        (100% state owned)    
Superphosphate     do. Lam Thao,  Phu Tho Province        800
Gas, natural million cubic   VietSovPetro (a joint venture of Vietnam Oil and Gas Offshore Bach Ho Oilfield            5
    meters per day   Corp. and Zarubeznheft, a Russian oil company)    
Iron ore, pyrite     Mineral Development Co. No. 3  and Geological & Ba Vi District, Ha Tay Province; Duyen        200
Mineral Mining Enterprise 304 (wholly owned Hai Quarter, Lao Cai Province
        subsidiaries of Vietnam National Minerals Corp.)    
Nitrogen, ammonia     Vietnam National Chemical Corp. Ha Bac, northern Vietnam          55
Petroleum, crude thousand 42-gallon   VietSovPetro Offshore Bach Ho and Rong oilfields        330
    barrels per day        
Salt       Vietnam National Salt Corp. Nam Dinh, Nghe An, and Hai Tin Provinces        850
Steel, crude     Vietnam Steel Corp. Cai Lan, Thai Nguyen Province, and Phu My,        450
      Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province
Tin:          
Concentrate   Cao Bang Nonferrous Metal Co. and Nghe Tinh Pia Oac, Cao Bang Province; Quy            4
Nonferrous Metal Co. (wholly owned subsidiaries Hop, Nghe An Province; and Tam Dao,
        of state-owned Vietnam National Minerals Corp.) Tuyen Quang Province  
Refined     Thai Nguyen Nonferrous Metal Co. Thai Nguyen, Bac Thai Province            2
Titanium, ilmenite     Bimal Minerals Co. Ltd. (Binh Dinh Minerals Co., Cat Khanh, Qui Nhon, and Binh Dinh Provinces          70
40%; Malaysia Mining Corp. and Syarikat
        Pendorong Sdn. Bhd., 60%)    
Do Ha Tinh Minerals and Trading Co. Cam Hoa, Ky Annh-Cam, Xuyen, Ky Khan,        130
          and Ky Ninh, Ha Tinh Province  
Do.       Mineral Development Co. No. 4 and No. 5 (wholly Vinh City, Nghe An Province; Tuy Hoa, Dong          50
owned subsidiaries of Vietnam National Minerals Xuan in Phu Yen Province; and Quang Ngan,
        Corp.) Vinh My in Thua Thien-Hu Province  
Zinc, concentrate     Thai Nguyen Nonferrous Metal Co. (wholly owned Cho Dien, Bac Can Province          45
        subsidiaries of Vietnam National Minerals Corp.)