Trung Nguyen Legend started construction of its energy coffee factory in Buon Ma Thuot city of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on March 10.

The factory covers 50,000 sq.m at Tan An Industrial Cluster with an estimated investment capital of over VND2 trillion ($77.9 million).

The facility, the company’s fifth factory in Vietnam, is aimed at enhancing the value of Buon Ma Thuot’s Robusta coffee beans and boost deep processing capabilities.

Expected to be the largest coffee production facility in Asia, the factory will incorporate cutting-edge technologies from Germany, Italy, and other advanced countries.

Last year, Vietnam exported 1.32 million tons of coffee, earning over $5 billion.