Present at the event were Chief of Bolikhamsay province, Pannoi Mani, Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Ta Minh Chau and many officials from Vietnam’s Ha Tinh, Thanh Hoa provinces.

Pannoi Mani expressed sincere thanks to the Vietnamese Party, Government and people for wholeheartedly assisting people in Bolikhamsay province to carry out many projects effectively.

He said the cassava powder factory is one of many events to celebrate the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Year 2012.

The Vietnamese Ambassador asked the Thanh Hoa General Materials Joint Stock Company to ensure the construction progress and quality of the project in line with Laos’ local procedures.

Covering an area of 26.78 hectares, about 400km far from Vientiane capital, the factory has an estimated capitalization of $4 million and a design capacity of 100 tonnes of products per day.

After 18 months of construction, the factory is scheduled to go into operation in late 2013, creating jobs for 100 labourers.