Cement Corporation to be restructured

Vietnam Cement Corporation will re-organise under the parent-subsidiary model pursuant to a recent decision issued by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung.  

Decision No 196/2006/QD-TTg dated August 29 provides that the parent company remains a State-owned enterprise and is responsible for maintaining State capital in the parent and subsidiary companies.  

Ten subsidiary companies will be equitised between 2006-10, with controlling interests maintained by the parent company. These subsidiaries will include Ha Tien Cement Co., Da Nang Cement Co., Building Materials and Installation Co. , Cement Production Materials Co., Hai Van Cement Co., Ha Tien Cement Co. No.2, Cement Import-Export Co., Cement Consultancy, Investment and Development Co., Hoang Mai Cement Co., Tam Diep Cement Co. and Hai Phong Cement Co.  

The decision assigned the Minister of Construction to supervise the reorganisation. The Viet Nam Cement Corporation management board was asked to submit a plan to establish the Viet Nam Cement Finance Co for Government consideration and approval.