10:06:17 AM | 5/12/2025
On May 11, in Kaluga province (Russian Federation), TH Group inaugurated the largest fresh milk processing plant in Russia, with the presence of General Secretary To Lam and Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Chernyshenko.
Leaders of Vietnam and the Russian Federation and representatives of TH Group performed the ceremony of pressing the button to inaugurate the Factory (in Moscow)
Held within the framework of the Vietnam-Russia Business Forum in Moscow, the inauguration ceremony was broadcast live between Kaluga and Moscow, symbolizing the cooperation achievements between the two countries.
At the ceremony, representatives of TH Group and guests who were senior leaders of Vietnam and the Russian Federation pressed the button to inaugurate the TH fresh milk processing plant, completing an important link in the closed production chain from green pastures to clean glasses of milk, producing fresh milk products under the TH true MILK brand.
The ceremony of pressing the button to inaugurate the Factory took place simultaneously in Kaluga
Immediately after the inauguration ceremony, the production lines of the TH fresh milk processing plant officially operated.
The factory is a testament to the words of Labor Hero Thai Huong - Founder of TH Group, "chief architect" of the project: "I will bring Vietnamese milk to the world". Before TH Group invested in the Russian Federation, Vietnam focused on investing in Russia's strong industries, such as oil and gas, but now it is a very different field - agriculture.
According to Ms. Thai Huong, agriculture is the foundation of a country, an industry closely linked to the livelihoods of millions of people. The Russian Federation has great advantages in agriculture, with sufficient conditions to ensure food security and food safety. Building on that advantage will bring unlimited value that the world is dreaming of and aiming for - that I,s clean organic agriculture serving human life.
TH Group founder, Thai Huong speaks at the inauguration ceremony of TH Fresh Milk Processing Factory (in Moscow)
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Ms. Thai Huong shared: "TH Group came to Russia during the embargo period, followed by the epidemic and war, but with the unwavering perseverance and great determination of the heroic virtues of a heroic nation, we have overcome all difficulties and achieved today's results - the TH fresh milk processing factory in Kaluga was inaugurated, demonstrating professionalism, dedication, methodicalness and seriousness. This is a major event, marking a milestone of success in the strategic vision of TH Group".
She affirmed that TH's project in Russia has opened a new trend in investment cooperation between Vietnam and the world. "The land will bloom, with friendship strengthened. Farmers, citizens of Vietnam and Russia will become friends on fertile fields and will be happy and prosperous forever", she said.
Applying science and technology, management science to create an advanced and modern production, TH's milk project has achieved the top productivity and milk quality in the Russian Federation and the world.
TH true MILK products at TH Fresh Milk Processing Factory in Kaluga, Russia.
TH's fresh milk processing factory in Kaluga is built on an area of nearly 15 hectares, in the Kaluga special economic zone, about 100km from Moscow. With a designed capacity of 1,000 tons/day (phase 1 reaches 500 tons/day), this is one of the largest processing factories in the Russian Federation.
The factory is designed with advanced technology by Bilfinger Tebodin (Netherlands) and GEA (Germany), constructed by CBMI Sinoma - China's leading state-owned construction enterprise. The processing, bottling, packaging and automation lines are equipped with the world's leading brands from Germany, Sweden, Norway, Japan, Türkiye... and are installed and operated by a team of experienced international experts.
The factory uses fresh milk from TH's high-tech farms in Moscow and Kaluga. Thanks to high-yielding cows imported from the US and modern technology, the herd achieves a productivity of 40-41 liters/cow/day, with milk having a fat content of 4% and a protein content of 3.2%.
The products of the TH factory in Kaluga are diverse, including traditional Russian lines such as fresh milk, Yogurt, Kefir, Ryazhenka, butter, cheese, and cream, as well as modern products following the health protection trend, developed based on local tastes and TH's own creativity.
After phase 1, TH Group will implement phase 2 to increase the factory's capacity to 1,000 tons/day by 2026, while promoting the construction of the K2 farm in Kaluga, expanding livestock farming and milk processing activities in Primorye and the Republic of Bashkortostan.
True milk products produced in Russia not only serve the nearly 145 million-person domestic Russian market but also aim to export to regional and international markets such as the BRICS bloc and Asia-Pacific. The group also aims to develop organic products according to international standards in Russia.
Source: Vietnam Business Forum
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