The People's Committee of northern Bac Giang Province has imposed administrative penalties on Thien Dong Co., Ltd. for operating a plant without a required environmental permit.

As a result, the Provincial People's Committee fined Thien Dong Co., Ltd. VND320 million ($12,400) and suspended the operations of the waste-generating sources at its Precision Mechanical Processing Plant for a period of 4.5 months (135 days) to ensure the violation is rectified in accordance with regulations

The company, specializing in trading, manufacturing, and supplying plating machines, had failed to obtain the permit for its Precision Mechanical Processing Plant located in Song Khe - Noi Hoang Industrial Park, Bac Giang City. This violation falls under the licensing authority of the Provincial People's Committee.

According to Clause 2, Article 39 of the 2020 Law on Environmental Protection, the Precision Mechanical Processing Plant is required to possess an environmental permit. However, to date, the plant has not complied.

This penalty followed a similar decision in late March, when the Provincial People's Committee fined Samkwang Vina Co., Ltd., headquartered in Quang Chau Industrial Park, Viet Yen Town, VND320 million ($12,400), also for  operating without a required environmental permit.

Operations at its waste-generating sources, under the "Samkwang Vina Electronic Components Factory" project, were similarly suspended for 4.5 months.