Introduction of Vietnam

• Area: 332.698 km2

• Population 2018: 95,0 millions (15th)

• GDP nominal 2018: 245 billions of $ (46th)

• GDP PPP 2018: 705 billions of $ (34th)

• GDP PPP per capita: 7.400 $

• Exportation of goods 2018: 243,5 billions of $

• Importation of goods 2018: 236,7 billions of $

Growth rate of GDP:

2015: 6,7% ; 2016: 6,2% ; 2017: 6,8% ; 2018: 7,1%

Chemicals Industry in Vietnam

Chemical Industry

Industrial Gases

Plant protection chemical

Detergents

Paints and printing inks

Petrochemicals

Chemical Powers

Fertilizer

Basic chemicals Pharmaceuticals

Rubbers Products

Chemicals Industry in Vietnam

Product Capacity/year Level of meeting the domestic demand

Fertilizer 7,045,000 ton 80%

Plant protection 129,000 ton 15%

Basic chemicals (H2SO4 & NaOH)130,000 ton 15% (except soda, sulfur, industrial salt imported 100%)

Battery (normal battery) 454,000,000 66% in popular batteries using in motors; cars; imported 100%

for special purpose

Industrial gas (O2; N2; CO2; C2H2..) Meet the domestic demant

Rubber products (tube, tires for car,

motorbikes and bikes)150,000,000 75%

Petro-chemicals

(all types)

Polystyrene 128,000 ton

PVC 290,000 ton

PET fibers 320,000 ton

Almost petro-chemical product is imported

Detergents 1,031,000 ton 6,0-6,5kg/capita (for Vietnamese enterprises)

Paint and Ink (Chemical paint) 441,000 ton80% for the rate in average of 3-4kg/capita,

High quality and ink imported almost 100%

Pharmaceutical chemicals 500,000 ton 10% ( Imported more than 90% materials)

Exportation of chemicals and chemicals products of Vietnam

• Total exportation in 2018: 5,0 billions of USD

•Main products of exportation in 2018: chemicals (1,9 billions of USD), chemicals products (1,1 billions of USD), plastics materials (970 millions of USD), rubberproducts (710 millions of USD)…

•Main market of exportation: China, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand…

Importation of chemicals and chemicals products of Vietnam

• Total importation in 2018: 26,3 billions of USD

•Main products of importation in 2018: plasticsmaterials (9,1 billions of USD), chemicals (5,2 billions of USD), chemicals products (5,0 billions of USD), pharmaceuticals (2,8 billions of USD), fertilizers (1,2 billions of USD)…

•Main market of importation: China, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, EU, Russia…

Exportation of chemicals and chemicals productsfrom Spain to Vietnam

(Sources: Spanish Customs; Unit: millions of Euros)

No PRODUCTS 2015 2016 20172018 (11

MONTHS)

1 PHARMACEUTICALS 26,2 36,4 31,2 37,2

2 COLORING AND TANNIN 23,0 27,6 28,7 31,9

3 PLASTICS 24,5 18,9 24,8 23,0

4ESSENTIAL AND

PERFUMED OILS 3,8 4,5 6,2 6,9

5ORGANIC CHEMICAL

PRODUCTS 7,1 8,0 14,2 2,9

6INORGANIC CHEMICAL

PRODUCTS 1,5 0,7 1,4 1,4

7 FERTILIZERS 0,7 0,9 1,4 1,3

8OTHER CHEMICAL

PRODUCTS 14,2 14,7 15,7 16,9

TOTAL 101,1 111,6 123,6 121,6

State management of chemicals activities by life-circle (Law on Chemicals 2007)

Ministry Import / Export

Production Trade Transport Use Disposal

Industry and Trade (MOIT) – Focal Point

ALL ALL ALL - Industrial -

Environment and Natural Resource –MONRE

POPs, waste - - POPs, waste POPs, waste

Agriculture and Rural Development -MARD

Crop Protection; Agrochemicals

Crop Protection; Agrichemicals

Crop Protection; Agrichemicals

- Crop Protection; Agrichemicals

-

Health - MOH Pharmaceutical; biocide

Pharmaceutical; biocide

Pharmaceutical; biocide

- Pharmaceutical; biocide

-

Transportation - MOT - - - Main - -

Legislation framework on chemical managementLAW ON CHEMICALS

06/2007/QH12

Decree

113/2017/NĐ-

CP

Circular

32/2017/TT-

BCT

Circular

66/2014/TT-BCA

Fire FightingTransportation

Circular

35/2010/TT-BCA

Circular

52/2013/TT-BTNMT

Decree

104/2009/NĐ-CP

Circular

09/2016/TT-BKHCN

Waste

Circular

36/2015/TT-

BTNMT

TCVN 6706:2000

TCVN 6707:2009

Circular

13/2018/TT-BCT

Circular

50/2012/TT-BCTDecree

43/2017/NĐ-CP

Decree

44/2016/NĐ-CP

Circular

13/2017/TT-

BLĐTBXH

Circular

27/2015/TT-BTNMT

Decree

60/2016/NĐ-CP

Decree

18/2015/NĐ-CP

Circular

26/2015/TT-BTNMT

National

Standard

TCVN

5507:2002

Decree

115/2016/NĐ-CP

Circular

170/2016/TT-BTC

Decree

163/2013/NĐ-CP

PenaltyFee for Chemicals

activities

Explosives

Decree

79/2014/NĐ-CP

Circular

55/2014/TT-BCT

Decree

38/2014/NĐ-CP

Schedule Chemicals

Decree

71/2018/NĐ-CP

Environment

Labeling

Training on Safety

Circular

42/2013/TT-BCT

Decree

73/2018/NĐ-CP

Law on Drugs

Precusors

Decree

80/2001/NĐ-CP;

58/2003/NĐ-CP;

113/2017/NĐ-CP

Chemicals inProduct Circular

30/2013/TT-BCT

(ROSH)

Circular

21/2017/TT-BCT

(FORMALDEHYT)

Circular

36/2015/TT-BCT

(Tissue)

Law on

Explosive

Law on

Environment

Protection

Circular

32/2017/TT-BCT

National Inventory and

Database

International Conventions (CWC, Strategic Approach

to International Chemicals

Management-SAICM, Rotterdam,

Minamata …)

Trends toward the SCM (sound chemicals management)

THE SOUND CHEMICALS

MANAGEMENT IN VIETNAM

Openness in the administrative

procedures

Enhancing the post-inspection and

sanctioning of violations

Chemical management for

the whole life cycle

Clearly define the responsibilities of

each stakeholder in chemical

management

Monitor and evaluate the impact

of chemicals on health and the environment

Setup national database to share

relevant information

transparently

THE MASTER PLAN ON DEVELOPMENT OF VIETNAM’S CHEMICAL INDUSTRY THROUGH 2020,

WITH A VISION TO 2030• Approved by the Decision No. 1621/QD-TTg dated September 18, 2013 of the Prime

Minister of Vietnam

• Objectives:

- To build the chemical industry with a complete structure, to better meet the domestic demand and boost export of products such as fertilizers, rubber products, basic chemicals, petrochemicals, pure chemicals, pharmaceutical chemicals, consumer chemicals.

- To rationally distribute production forces by sector and territorial region, creating a balanced and reasonable development within the chemical industry and establishing industrial parks, complexes and large-sized chemical production groups.

- The growth rate of chemical industry production value will reach 14-16% on average and the chemical industry will account for up to 14 percent of the whole industrial sector by 2020 and 15 percent by 2030.

Thank you for your kind attention!

Trade Office –Vietnam Embassy

in Spain

Tel: +34 913450519 Fax: +34 913450496

Email: espa@moit.gov.vn; vnespa@gmail.com