Situated in the central province of Quang Nam, Chu Lai port is to co-operate with Sun Paper Savannakhet Company of Laos in order to export a shipment of 7,200 tonnes of pulp to China.

22,000 tonnage-cargo vessel at Chu Lai port (Photo: VNA)

This marks the first time that Chu Lai port has co-operated alongside a major firm from Laos to export pulp to the Chinese market.

The Lao company has selected Chu Lai port as the destination in which to export their pulp products to China from due to its notable benefits, including the port’s infrastructure and diversified transport routes.

The consignment of 7,200 tonnes of pulp was transported to Chu Lai port by road from Savannakhet in Laos before being brought to China by COSCO's Hai Wang Zhi Xing cargo vessel.

A representative from Sun Paper Savannakhet explained that the enterprise will export roughly 180,000 tonnes of pulp through Chu Lai port this year with an average output of 15,000 tonnes per month.

The latest investment indicates that Chu Lai port's great efforts in seeking and diversifying import and export sources are proving successful and will significantly contribute to meeting the aim of turning the site into a gateway for transporting goods throughout the entire country and to the world.

Sun Paper Savannakhet of Laos specialises in producing recycled pulp with an annual capacity of 400,000 tonnes. The company's products are often used to supply packaging paper manufacturers under Shandong Sun Paper Industry Group in China.