HANOI, Sept 23 — South Korean electronic manufacturer Samsung Display Co plans to invest US$1.8 billion for a factory this year in northern Vietnam to produce OLED displays for automobiles and technology equipment, the Southeast Asian country said on Sunday.
The new facility for the manufacture of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays will be located in Yen Phong industrial park in Bac Ninh province east of Hanoi and close to an existing Samsung electronics plant, the government said in a statement released after the meeting between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the general director of Samsung Vietnam, Choi Joo Ho.
Local media reported that Bac Ninh authorities and Samsung Display signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday. The investment would raise Samsung’s total investment in Bac Ninh to US$8.3 billion from the current US$6.5 billion.
Vietnam has, over the last decade, emerged as one of the most attractive production hubs for electronics companies.
According to Choi, Samsung has established six manufacturing plants, one research and development centre, and one sales entity in Vietnam, with a cumulative investment of US$22.4 billion.
— Reuters
