Efforts to overcome difficulties and maintain growth
Busy production pace, lines operating at maximum capacity, workers meticulously focused on each stage... are common images at Kien Cuong Import Export Seafood Processing Joint Stock Company in the last days of the third quarter of 2025. The urgent and methodical working atmosphere from the processing area to the cold storage shows the effort to maintain orders, protect the brand and create stable jobs for thousands of workers.
Kien Cuong Import Export Seafood Processing Joint Stock Company is one of the province's key seafood exporting enterprises, with the following products: Shrimp, squid, octopus, fish cakes. The company's products are exported to the markets of Japan, Korea, Russia, Thailand... In the first 9 months of 2025, the company achieved revenue of 1,300 billion VND, reaching 105% of the plan, pre-tax profit of 4 billion VND, contributing 450 billion VND to the state budget.
Mr. Nguyen Quang Minh - Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director of Kien Cuong Import-Export Seafood Processing Joint Stock Company said that in the context of the world economy facing many difficulties, increasing technical barriers, and aquaculture output being affected by the weather, the company proactively restructured its operations, streamlined its apparatus, invested in technology, and improved the skills of its workers. "We optimized our capacity, maintained our strategic customers, and expanded into new markets. Thanks to the timely support from local authorities with the "3 on-site" production model, the company maintained its orders, maintained its reputation, overcame difficult times, and achieved the success it has today," said Mr. Minh.
Leather shoe production at Thai Binh Kien Giang Joint Stock Company, Thanh Loc Industrial Park (Chau Thanh). Photo: KIEU DIEM
From seafood processing to leather shoe production, with many shipments exported to the EU, An Giang industry is recovering strongly. In the context of many difficulties in the world , widespread wars, fluctuations in raw material prices, climate change, increased logistics costs, etc., causing great pressure on production, businesses have proactively adapted and maintained stable operations. The Provincial People's Committee has directed departments and branches to improve the business environment, remove difficulties for businesses, and support access to capital, land, labor and markets.
According to the Provincial People's Committee, in the first 9 months of 2025, industry is the bright spot, the main growth driver of the provincial economy. The industrial and construction sector grew by 12.29%, the highest among the 3 economic sectors of the province. The Industrial Production Index (IIP) in the first 9 months increased by 14.32% over the same period in 2024. Of which, the processing and manufacturing industry increased the most with 15.91%, continuing to be the main growth driver. Key industrial products, such as frozen aquatic products, leather shoes, and cement all increased by more than 10%.
At the Southern Industry and Trade Conference 2025, held in Tay Ninh on the afternoon of October 20, the Ministry of Industry and Trade assessed that despite facing many difficulties, industrial production activities in the Southern region in the first 9 months of 2025 recovered strongly. Many provinces achieved double-digit growth, of which An Giang led with an increase of 14.32%, Dong Nai followed closely with 14.03%, Tay Ninh increased by 13.4%.
An Giang continues to be an attractive destination for domestic and foreign investors. According to the Provincial Economic Zone Management Board, in the past 9 months, the unit has received and provided information to about 25 investors to research and learn about investment in industrial parks and economic zones of the province. Up to now, industrial parks and border economic zones have attracted 67 projects, with a total registered capital of more than 13,654 billion VND, creating jobs for more than 34,000 workers. Industrial parks and clusters, such as Vam Cong, Vinh Hoa Hung Nam, Thanh Loc (phase 2) are being built with technical infrastructure to welcome the investment wave.
Growth potential is still wide open
According to Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade Le Thanh Hai, the province's industrial production is recovering well but still faces many challenges, such as lack of raw materials, difficult access to loans, high logistics costs, and lack of technical labor. Meanwhile, the province's industrial growth target after the merger is set at 13.46%, with a target of 17.7%, the highest in the entire term.
To promote sustainable industrial growth, from now until the end of 2025 and in the coming time, the industry and trade sector will advise the Provincial People's Committee to direct synchronous solutions, focusing on removing bottlenecks in production, speeding up project progress, expanding processing and export capacity. "The province speeds up investment licensing, expands production, especially in the agricultural and aquatic product processing industry. The industry and trade sector recommends that the State Bank of Vietnam, Region 15, direct credit institutions to extend and restructure debts for production enterprises and implement preferential credit. Vocational training and supplementing high-quality human resources are focused on to meet the technical labor requirements for new industrial projects. In addition, the province promotes the application of digital transformation in production and strengthens the promotion of expanding export markets, especially in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia," said Mr. Le Thanh Hai.
Workers of Kien Cuong Seafood Processing Import Export Joint Stock Company process octopus for export. Photo: KIEU DIEM
Businesses are making efforts to accelerate in the remaining period of the year. Kien Cuong Import Export Seafood Processing Joint Stock Company mobilizes a force of highly skilled staff and workers. The factory has been invested in and repaired, the production line is advanced, and has achieved international certifications. "With centralized, professional, flexible management, quick response to the market, and on the growth momentum, the company is confident that it will exceed the plan for the whole year of 2025," affirmed Mr. Nguyen Quang Minh.
An Giang’s industrial growth is opening up new space for restructuring the local economy. A strong shift to deep processing, digital technology application, expanding export markets and increasing added value are the keys for the province’s industry to break through in the new development stage, continuing to be a pillar in economic development in the coming years.
TU MINH - KIEU DIEM
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