Authorities confirmed that the Coca-Cola Vietnam project in Ho Chi Minh City will officially reach the end of its 30-year operating term on September 27, 2025. The investor is allowed to continue using the land for 24 months to complete liquidation and handle assets.

According to the HCMC Department of Finance, the Coca-Cola Vietnam project began operations on September 27, 1995, with a licensed investment period of 30 years. On February 20, 2025, Coca-Cola Vietnam submitted a written commitment not to pursue project objectives beyond the expiration date, as outlined in Investment Certificate No. 411043000812 (ninth amendment, December 17, 2014).

Under Clause 1, Article 48 of the Law on Investment 2020, investors must terminate projects once the operational term ends. In compliance with this regulation, Coca-Cola Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City project will cease on September 27, 2025.

Based on the Law on Investment 2020 and Decree 102/2024/ND-CP, after termination procedures are completed, investors may continue to use the land for up to 24 months to handle liquidation, settle land use rights, and dispose of attached assets.

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In July 2025, Coca-Cola Vietnam inaugurated a USD 136 million factory in Phu An Thanh Industrial Park, Ben Luc District, Tay Ninh. Covering 19 hectares, it is the company’s largest facility in Vietnam and has an annual capacity of one billion liters.

According to Swire Coca-Cola’s annual report, sales volume in Vietnam reached 154 million units in 2024, equivalent to 874 million liters. This makes Vietnam the company’s third-largest market, after mainland China (1.38 billion units) and the US (336 million units).

The HCMC project, located in Linh Xuan Ward, Thu Duc City, had a total registered investment of more than USD 715 million (equivalent to VND 13 trillion at the time of licensing).

Tran Chung