Song Gianh Corporation: Adding Wings to Vietnam Farm Produce

 

In 1990, Prof Pham Van Huu, a Vietnamese-originated scientist from Canada, returned to Vietnam with micro-organic fertiliser processing technology and he wanted to transfer it to domestic fertiliser producers to serve farmers on a large scale. With the recommendation of Quang Binh province's leaders, Song Gianh Corporation was chosen as one of the two units to pilot the venture. After more than a year of working hard with the new technology, in 1991, the first batch of micro-organic fertilisers was rolled out. And, the Song Gianh microbiological phosphate plant was set up, becoming first unit in Vietnam to successfully apply biotechnology to manufacture micro-organic fertiliser for agricultural production. Soon after receiving and applying biotechnology transferred to fertiliser production, Song Gianh Corporation has mastered the technology, applied and protected its production processes to gradually diversify its product categories. This laid the foundation for the formation of Song Gianh Fertiliser Company in 1996. Since then, Song Gianh-branded fertilisers have affirmed their name on the market. In December 2000, the corporation was honoured the title "Labour hero in the renovation period" by the Party and the State. In addition to key fertiliser manufacturing, Song Gianh Corporation also engaged in packaging, construction and services fields. Therefore, on February 16, 2001, the Quang Binh Provincial People's Committee issued the Decision No. 227/QD-UB to rename the company from Song Gianh Fertiliser Company to Song Gianh Company administered by the Provincial People's Committee. In 2009, the company went public and was renamed to Song Gianh Joint Stock Company. Given its growth and development, in 2011 Song Gianh Joint Stock Company was officially converted to the corporation model and its name was changed to Song Gianh Corporation. To boost its sales nationwide, the corporation has opened many branches and affiliates from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City and the Central Highlands from 1991 to 2015. Up to the present time, the corporation has 13 subsidiaries as follows, including nine fertiliser manufacturing and trading units in four regions of the nation.

 

1/ Branch of Song Gianh Corporation in Dong Anh - Hanoi (set up in 1995)

2/ Branch of Song Gianh Corporation in Tu Liem - Hanoi (set up in 1997)

3/ Branch of Song Gianh Corporation in Bac Ninh (set up in 2013)

4/ Branch of Song Gianh Corporation in Quang Binh, formerly called Song Gianh Fertiliser Enterprise (set up in 1991)

5/ Branch of Song Gianh Corporation in Gia Lai (set up in 1998)

6/ Branch of Song Gianh Corporation in Dak Lak (set up in 1997)

7/ Branch of Song Gianh Corporation in Dong Nai (set up in 2006)

8/ Branch of Song Gianh Corporation in HCM City (set up in 1996)

9/ Branch of Song Gianh Corporation in Binh Duong (set up in 2013)

10/ Branch of Song Gianh Corporation in Cambodia (set up in 2014)

11/ The Centre for Consulting and Transferring Agricultural Technical Advances in Tu Liem, Hanoi (set up in 1995)

12/ Nhat Le Packaging Factory in Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh (set up in 1994)

13/ Song Gianh Construction Ltd No. 5 in Ba Don, Quang Binh (set up in1992)

 

And, recently, the corporation invested VND150 billion into Ha Gianh fertiliser factory in Bac Ninh province to produce 100,000 tonnes of high-content NPK fertilisers a year, using urea liquefaction technology. This is one of two key projects of Song Gianh Corporation from 2014 to 2016. The other one is Song Gianh fertiliser plant in Binh Duong province. The new facilities will boost the corporation's sales in the country, particularly the northern region.

 

Currently, with the technical and technological assistances from domestic and international scientists, the corporation has manufactured and circulated a variety of fertiliser product lines on the market for different soil properties and crops. Typical products include microbiological fertilisers, bio-organic fertilisers, specialised organic mineral fertilisers, NPK fertilisers, foliar fertilisers, and nutrient liquids. The corporation's products are certified for circulation in Vietnam by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 

 

Since its inception, Song Gianh Corporation was honoured to be the first producer and leader of bio-organic fertilisers in the country. The corporation's products are trusted and used by farmers across the nation. Organic fertilisers are the core products of Song Gianh Corporation in the past nearly 30 years. The corporation has also constantly expanded production scales, invested in science and technology, and upgraded infrastructure, machinery and equipment to improve the product quality and increase the output to serve the growing market demand for organic fertilisers, thus contributing to the sustainable agricultural development of the country.

 

To expand the market, the corporation always puts product quality on top and regards farming efficiency and sustainable development for farmers as the objective of service.

 

With its contributions to the cause of economic and social development of the country, apart from the title "Labour hero in the renovation period", Song Gianh Corporation also received many other honours and awards, including emulation flags from the Quang Binh Provincial People's Committee from 1996 to 2012; certificates of merits from ministries, central agencies and the President of Quang Binh Provincial People's Committee from 1988 to 2014; and the Emulation Flag from the Prime Minister in 2013. Its remarkable awards consist of Vietnam Golden Rice Ear Award 1999; Vietnam Golden Rice Ear Gold Cups in 2006, 2008 and 2009; Strong and Sustainable Brand Gold Cup 2008; Green Technology Award 2009 for the protection of nature and environment; Agriculture Gold Cup 2009; Gold Medal for Vietnam High Quality Products 2011; Strong and Sustainable Brand Gold Cup 2012; and Typical Enterprise and Entrepreneur for Agricultural and Rural Economic Development in 2010-2014.