Requests by four investment projects to import equipment, supplies and raw materials with customs duties, special tax and value-added tax borne by the state were approved by the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Investment Subcommittee on the afternoon of July 16, 2026. The requests were approved by Mang Sineth, Provincial Governor and Chairman of the subcommittee, with the participation of officials from relevant provincial departments and organisations.
According to ឃាង ភារម្យ, provincial spokesperson and Director of the Planning and Investment Division, the first of the four projects is a factory producing various types of tools for ហ្គោលដិនលីងប្រូ (ខេមបូឌា) ហាដវែរ មេនូហ្វេកធីរីង ឯ.ក. It is located in អូរឧកញ៉ាហេង subdistrict, Kampong Som municipality, and has been registered as a Qualified Investment Project. The Chinese-owned project has investment capital of more than US$2.7 million and targets export markets including the United States, the European Union, China and Japan.
The second is a metal, iron and plastic processing factory belonging to ឌី ប៊ី ហ្គោល អ៊ីមផត អិចផត ឯ.ក, a Qualified Investment Project in Prey Nob district, Preah Sihanouk province. This Chinese-owned project has investment capital of more than US$4 million and targets exports to Europe, China and India.
The third is a proposal to establish a large-scale paper and plastic printing factory for ហ្សេនចេង វៃឡៃ ថេកណូឡូជី (ខេមបូឌា) ឯ.ក in បិតត្រាំង subdistrict, Kampong Som municipality. The Chinese-owned project has investment capital of more than US$1.1 million, targets exports to China, Japan and other Asian countries, and could create 70 jobs for local people.
The fourth is a proposal to establish a factory producing painting canvases, picture-frame boards, wooden easels, furniture, plywood, boards described as ក្តារកិន and wood pellets for យី យាន ហុង ដា ធីមប៊ើរ (ខេមបូឌា) ឯ.ក. It is located in អូរឧកញ៉ាហេង subdistrict, Kampong Som municipality, Preah Sihanouk province. This Chinese-owned project has investment capital of US$300 million, targets exports to the United States, China, Japan and other Asian countries, and could create jobs for 115 local people and 12 foreigners.
Text: ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត
Photos: Teav Vichat
