Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the Nghi Son Economic Zone (EZ) in north-central Thanh Hoa province on November 11, which is one of eight economic zones with the most attractive investment policies in the country.

The EZ is divided into 55 sub-zones, including 25 for industrial projects on a total area of over 9,000 ha.

Visiting the Nghi Son refinery and petrochemical complex run by the Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical LLC, a joint venture between the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and Kuwaiti and Japanese partners, the Prime Minister asked the company to restructure itself for more efficient and stable operations.

He stressed that the refinery supplies 35-40 per cent of Vietnam’s total petroleum so holds a very important position.

Later on the same day he visited the Nghi Son port system and Nghi Son steel rolling mill.