Work has started on two coated glass factories in the southern province of Vietnam.

NSG Vietnam, a subsidiary of NSG Group of Japan, began construction of the factories producing transparent conductive oxide (TCO) and ultra-fine flat (UFF) glass in the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau on 6th September 2011.

Located at the My Xuan A Industrial Park in Tan Thanh district, the two factories will be built at a total cost of $232 million.

The TCO glass factory will be the eighth of NSG Group and the second in Vietnam.

Once completed, the two factories are expected to provide jobs for 500 local technical workers, said Shingo Isshiki, NSG Vietnam legal representative, adding that most of their products will be exported.

NSG Group is one of the world leading producers of float glass used in buildings, cars and screen equipment with a network of 52 factories worldwide.