As Vietnam’s industrial real estate sector faces rising requirements related to ESG compliance, operational efficiency, and sustainable development, Prodezi is developing its 400-hectare industrial park in the former Long An Province, now part of Tay Ninh, under an eco-industrial park model with a long-term orientation toward carbon neutrality.
In an interview with VnExpressTruong Khac Nguyen Minh, Deputy General Director of Prodezi Long An JSC, shared insights into market trends and the company’s integrated eco-industrial park strategy.
Looking back at 2025, what stands out in the industrial real estate market?
2025 marks a pivotal phase as the market enters a natural adjustment period after years of rapid growth. Previously, investors mainly focused on land scale, rental prices, or occupancy rates. Today, attention has clearly shifted toward ESG performance, operational standards, readiness to attract next-generation FDI, and Vietnam’s net zero commitments announced at COP26.
At the same time, Vietnam is reshaping its development space, upgrading infrastructure, and promoting a green-growth agenda – creating both challenges and opportunities. Enterprises with early and clearly defined orientation will be better positioned to adapt and move faster.
For Prodezi, this is the right time to affirm the value of the integrated eco-industrial park model – a direction we have pursued consistently from the outset, rather than expanding land area at all costs.
Truong Khac Nguyen Minh, Deputy General Director of Prodezi Long An JSC. Photo courtesy of Prodezi |
Why did Prodezi choose the eco-industrial park model as its core strategy?
At its core, an eco-industrial park optimizes resources and creates symbiotic value. Factories do not operate in isolation but share infrastructure, energy, water, and waste-treatment solutions. This reduces operating costs, cuts emissions, and improves resource efficiency.
Prodezi develops this model based on three pillars. First is green, smart, and circular infrastructure that complies with Decree 35/2022/ND-CP and aligns with international ESG standards. Second is a comprehensive investment and operational support ecosystem that helps investors shorten deployment timelines and meet sustainability requirements across global supply chains. Third is a production space connected along value chains, encouraging long-term business commitment.
Our key differentiator lies in treating ESG as a core component of the business model. Criteria related to water, energy, green space, and emissions are quantified into indicators from planning stage through to daily operations.
With a sustainable industrial development orientation, Prodezi targets high-tech and environmentally responsible sectors, including electronics, automobile manufacturing and assembly, high-tech supporting industries, data centers, logistics, semiconductors, and AI.
Alongside the industrial park, Prodezi is also developing an adjacent urban area. What value does this model bring?
We have planned the 400-hectare Prodezi industrial park together with the 100-hectare LA Home urban area as a unified whole from the beginning. This creates an integrated industrial–urban–service ecosystem rather than a standalone production zone.
For investors, the model supports long-term operational stability by facilitating workforce recruitment and retention while meeting the standards of global supply chains. For workers, it shortens commuting times, reduces traffic pressure, and enhances quality of life through access to housing, commercial facilities, and essential services within the same area.
For the broader community, the project generates employment, increases real estate value, and mitigates the negative externalities often associated with traditional industrial park models. Our goal is to form a nucleus of sustainable development, not merely a production cluster.
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An eco-industrial park model adjacent to the urban area. Photo courtesy of Prodezi |
Over the past year, Prodezi has received several sustainability awards. What do these recognitions mean?
We were named among the Top 50 Sustainable Enterprises of 2025 and the Top 10 Outstanding Real Estate Enterprises at domestic awards. In addition, Prodezi was recognized as the “Industrial Real Estate Developer with a Green Transformation Strategy 2025” at the Industrial Real Estate Forum 2025.
These recognitions validate the company’s long-standing commitment to green infrastructure, circular water systems, renewable energy, and transparent operational processes.
More importantly, they demonstrate that the eco-industrial park model is viable in Vietnam when it is properly designed and managed. Compliance with ecological criteria helps enterprises reduce risks, lower operating costs, and meet the increasingly stringent requirements of international partners.
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Prodezi Long An was honored as “Industrial Real Estate Developer with a Green Transformation Strategy 2025” at the Industrial Real Estate Forum 2025. Photo courtesy of Prodezi |
What are Prodezi’s plans for the 2026–2030 period?
We are pursuing two parallel directions. First, we will continue upgrading standards within the existing Prodezi Long An model—diversifying products, completing the service ecosystem, and optimizing operations toward energy efficiency and emissions reduction.
At the same time, Prodezi is studying expansion opportunities in other localities. The goal is not to increase the number of projects indiscriminately, but to replicate a standardized eco-industrial model. Each new development must meet ecological criteria and integrate industrial, urban, and service functions.
In the long term, we aspire for Prodezi to become a benchmark demonstrating that green development and economic efficiency can go hand in hand, contributing to the establishment of new standards for Vietnam’s industrial parks in the coming decade.
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