The merger of Long An and Tay Ninh marks a major turning point for southern Vietnam’s industrial map, paving the way for a more modern and sustainable development model.
As the southern key economic region shifts toward green growth and enhanced regional integration, eco-industrial parks like Prodezi are emerging as strategic players. They stand to benefit not only from changes in administrative boundaries and infrastructure development but also from their alignment with the global movement toward sustainable industrial solutions—positioning themselves to attract a new generation of foreign direct investment (FDI).
A New Industrial Growth Pole in the South
Under its development plan for 2021–2030, with a vision toward 2050, Tay Ninh is aiming for rapid, comprehensive, and sustainable growth, with industry and services—especially tourism—serving as key economic drivers. According to the 11th Provincial Party Congress, Tay Ninh targets the industrial-construction sector to make up 51–52% of its economic structure by 2025.
Long An, meanwhile, ranks third nationally in terms of industrial park (IP) development, behind only Dong Nai and Binh Duong. By 2030, the province is expected to host 51 IPs spanning 12,433 hectares, making it second in Vietnam by total IP area. In 2024, Long An also ranked third nationwide in the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI), reflecting its strong efforts to improve the investment climate.
Both Tay Ninh and Long An – now merged into one named Tay Ninh Province – are seeing rapid industrial growth and share a common vision: transitioning from traditional manufacturing to high-tech, low-emission, eco-industrial models. Their merger creates an opportunity to establish a major new industrial hub at the western gateway of Ho Chi Minh City—an integrated region spanning 8,500 km² with nearly 3 million people.
This newly formed inter-provincial area will enjoy significant infrastructure investment, including major highways like the HCMC–Trung Luong Expressway, the Ben Luc–Long Thanh Expressway, and HCMC’s Ring Roads 3 and 4. In addition, 14 new intra-regional roads in southern Tay Ninh are under development to connect industrial clusters, residential areas, and the Long An International Port—a 2,000-hectare deep-sea port that is becoming a major logistics hub for the Mekong Delta. These transport links enable the optimization of regional supply chains and allow each industrial zone to specialize and coordinate within a broader ecosystem.
Within this context, the western gateway to HCMC is emerging as a key connector between Tay Ninh’s high-tech manufacturing zones and the logistics and processing center of Long An—positioning itself as a critical node in the regional industrial network.
Prodezi’s Competitive Edge
Located in Ben Luc, Long An, Prodezi Industrial Park sits at the heart of this gateway. Designed as an eco-industrial park, Prodezi not only aligns with the sustainable development vision of the newly merged Tay Ninh–Long An area, but also meets the evolving expectations of next-generation investors amid a global shift toward green transition.
Prodezi is among the few IPs currently being developed from the ground up as an eco-industrial park—a model that emphasizes environmental sustainability, resource and energy efficiency, and minimized waste and emissions. The park aims to source 20% of its energy from rooftop solar power, treat 100% of its wastewater to meet national standards (reusing 25%), and pursue international green building certifications.
Companies in the park are encouraged to adopt industrial symbiosis, where businesses share and repurpose resources and waste to cut costs and improve efficiency. Partnerships with global firms such as Toho Gas, Chitose, and TA Vital are laying the foundation for symbiotic relationships in energy, wastewater treatment, and organic waste recycling. Once occupancy reaches a critical mass, Prodezi will implement cluster-based symbiosis across industries—building not just green factories, but a resilient industrial ecosystem less dependent on external resources and more adaptable to global supply chain disruptions.
Leveraging Regional Synergies
The Long An–Tay Ninh merger brings together complementary strengths in production capacity, logistics infrastructure, and skilled labor. Thanks to its strategic location at the intersection of industrial and logistics corridors, Prodezi is well-positioned to capitalize on these synergies.
For manufacturers, Prodezi offers seamless access to Tay Ninh’s raw material zones and Long An’s seaports—facilitating efficient supply chains across the Southeast region. With ample land and improving infrastructure, the park is also ideal for developing distribution centers, smart warehouses, and supply chain support services—enhancing logistics performance.
Following the merger, the region is poised to become one of the first in the Mekong Delta to adopt a province-wide eco-industrial planning model. Projects like Prodezi are well positioned to attract ESG-focused and high-tech investors seeking green, stable destinations. With a scale of 400 hectares, Prodezi aims to host hundreds of manufacturers and support service providers, with a projected total investment of US$800 million to US$1.5 billion.
