The recent event of putting into operation of a mega milk factory of Vinamilk in Binh Duong Province marked a developmental step forward of milk industry in Vietnam and upgraded the position to international arena.Technology breakthroughBy the end of April, Vinamilk has made tremendous breakthrough in Vietnamese milk powder industry by officially putting into operation of its mega factory with capacity of 54,000 tons a year in VSIP I of Thuan An Town. Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai (second from right) is touring mega milk factory. Photo by Quoc ChienBeing applied with technology and equipment developed by German GEA and top firms of G7, EU, and Japan, the factory was of high capacity and automation in Asia with close and completely automatic operation from processing to canning in practice of safe production and food safety.Then, on the 9th and 10th of September, at My Phuoc 2 Industrial Park, Vinamilk inaugurated another mega factory of liquid milk to prove the breakthroughs by putting the most modern milk producing technology into use in Vietnam.The factory covered 20ha and cost VND 2,400 billion to operate at 400 million liters a year in the first stage and 800 million liters in the second stage which were equal to production of 9 current factories of Vinamilk combined.Mr. Bert Jan Post, CEO of Tetra Pak Vietnam said: “The factory is of the most modern in the world in using integration and automation technology developed by Tetra Pak.”The operation of the factory was to be based on automation measure named Tetra Plant Master allowing connection and integration of the factory form input to finish products.All the equipment and machines, especially LGV robots was to operate in automatic mode controlled by a central computer system to ensure quality and highest capacity. Besides, the factory has the first ever smart storehouse in Vietnam.World-class qualityUnder harsh competition pressure of food giants and the emergence of companies working in the same industry, Vinamilk has taken the motto of quality to ensure its position and reach to global markets.By its human participation restriction process, Vinamilk ensured product quality under the most demanding standards of HACCP and CODEX.And under cooperation with top nutrition partners such as DSM, Arla Foods, and Chris Hansen, Vinamilk has been offering to the markets its various products meeting demands of Vietnamese children including Dielac Alpha, Dielac Optimum, and sterilized milk.Mrs. Mai Kieu Lien, President of the Management Board and General Director of Vinamilk said: “The target of Vinamilk was to improve quality to international standards as the a foundation and opportunity for Vietnamese children to be accessible to high quality nutrition products in bargaining prices.”According to Mrs. Lien, the motion was visualized with a target of USD 3 billion in turnover by 2017 and a position in top 50 of milk companies in the world.Currently, Vinamilk is exporting to 15 countries with world-class quality milk products.Reported by Phuong An – Translated by Vi Bao