The wholly foreign invested B. BRAUN Vietnam will break the ground on a US$35 million medical equipment factory in the northern province of Ha Tay on January 15.

Located in the Thanh Oai Industrial Complex, the factory is expected to be the largest of its kind in Vietnam with an annual output of 15 million products to earn an estimated US$17 million in revenue.

In the first phase, the factory will cover 15,400 sq.m but its area and capacity will increase to 22,000 sq.m and 150 million products respectively after the second phase is completed.

Around 80 percent of its products will be exported to Asia-Pacific countries.