Deal #6350

Lao PDR
Created at
2014-05-09
Last update
2023-06-08
Last full update
2022-03-20

Land area

Intended size
10 000 ha
Size under contract (leased or purchased area)
  • [2007, current] 80000 ha
Size in operation (production)
  • [current] 8000 ha
Comment on land area
The company received its concession contract in 2006 for a total of 8,658 ha in Phin, Xepon, and Nong districts of Savannakhet

Intention of investment

Intention of investment
  • [current] Non-food agricultural commodities, Forestry unspecified
Comment on intention of investment
Rubber plantation

Nature of the deal

Nature of the deal
Concession

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
  • [2007, current] Concluded (Contract signed)
Comment on negotiation status
the source just states "Viet Nam and Laos on May 9 signed a contract to grow rubber, other industrial crops and build a rubber-processing factory..." (http://www.isgmard.org.vn/News.asp?Status=1&InfoID=490 )

Implementation status

Implementation status
  • [2014, current] In operation (production)
Comment on implementation status
According to the company, they have invested approximately US$33 million in planting rubber trees on 6,672 hectares of land in Savannakhet province (in 2014) Looking at google earth imagery in 2019 it looks like this deal might be abandoned (plantations look fallow).

Leasing fees

Annual leasing fee
300 000
Annual leasing fee area
30 ha