AQUACULTURE

The Mekong Delta region is renowned as the world's major rice and fish hub, in which Pangasius is a precious gift bestowed by nature. Recognized as a key national product, the pangasius farming and processing industry plays a significant role in the socio-economic development of Vietnam. Although it uses limited resources, this industry generates substantial value, drives the growth of other sectors, creates jobs, and ensures social security. Therefore, Sao Mai Group has invested heavily in the pangasius industry with a long-term plan. Initially, the focus was on expanding to complete the production chain, including: breeding, farming, feed production, processing frozen fillets, and processing by-products. Subsequently, the emphasis shifted to researching and maximizing the added value of pangasius, applying deep-processing technologies, and diversifying products.

With this strategy in place, since 2005 Sao Mai has planned a dedicated industrial park equipped with full infrastructure solely for the construction of factories within the seafood supply chain. By 2007, the Group commenced the construction of the Sao Mai Industrial Park, covering 30 hectares in Lap Vo District, Dong Thap Province. Since then, various factories and subsidiary companies have been established, and the infrastructure has expanded. Currently, the Group owns 2 pangasius processing factories with a capacity of 900 tons of raw materials per day, 4 cold storage facilities with a total capacity of 40,000 tons, 1 fishmeal and fish oil processing factory with a capacity of 450 tons of by-products per day, 1 aquafeed production factory with a capacity of nearly 400,000 tons of finished products per year, and 1 fish oil refinery with a capacity of 200 tons of finished products per day. With plans to continue expanding, additional factories within this industrial park will be established, reaffirming the aquaculture sector as a key pillar of the Group.