Company Tan Bien Kampongthom Aphivath Caoutchouc Co., Ltd.
Company profile Tan Bien Kampong Thom Aphivath Caoutchouc Co., Ltd. is a limited liability company registered with the Ministry of Commerce with an initial registered capital of KHR 20 million. The company has a registered capital created by the incorporation of members of the company represented by Duong Quoc Viet, a Vietnamese board chairman.
Registration investment capital USD 49,424,062
Company registration date Not found
Company registration code Not found
Director Mr. Duong Quoc Viet
Director residence Vietnam
Company address The company is headquartered on National Road 6, Damrei Choan Khla village, Damrei Choan Khla commune, Stung Sen district, Kampong Thom province, Cambodia. Phone: (855) 23 355 422 and Telephone (855) 23 222 975.
Type of EIA reports Initial Environmental Impact Assessment
State agency Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Site The company has been granted permission by the Royal Government to develop a rubber plantation, covering an area of ​​8,100 hectares, located in Kraya commune, Santuk district, Kampong Thom province.
Village Not found
Commune Kraya
District Santuk
Province Kampong Thom
Contract duration Not found
Area size of project 8,100 hectares
sector Agro-industry
EIA company Green Consultancy Firm (GCF)
Backgrounds of EIA company Green Consultancy Firm was established in 2006 and specializes in Project Consultancy, Concession Land Consultancy, and EIA Documenting. The director of the firm is Dr. Ly Sopoir-Mony, taking the executive role as Senior Agro-Ecological Systems Management Analyst and EIA Specialist.
Address of EIAs company No136AB E2z, Street134, Group 27, Sankat Veal Vong, Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Contact Person: Dr. Ly Sopoir-Mony, Phone: 012 882 357
Relevants law Law on Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management Law, Forestry Law, Land Law, Labor Law, Law on Water Resources Management in the Kingdom of Cambodia, Law on Biosafety, Law on Protected Areas, Sub-decree on Environmental Impact Assessment, Sub-decree on Water Pollution Control, Sub-decree on Solid Waste Management, Sub-decree on Air Pollution and Noise Control, and Sub-Decree on Economic Land Concessions
Revenues and expenditures Loss reports occur from years 1 to 10. The USD 2,647,691 loss was the first loss, and the USD 3,530,516 the second loss. Loss reports are still in the second to tenth year. The net profit is estimated to be USD 954,732 from the 11th year. In the 12th year, the net profit was about USD 2,941,028, while in the 13th year it was about USD 4,353,538, and USD 5,518,546 in the 14th year. Net profit starts to decrease from USD 5,518,546 to USD 5,418,546, and 16th to the 20th year, respectively.
Social alnd environmental impacts Not found
Employment opportunity The project will use the local labor force, aiming to reduce unemployment. Approximately 984 employees, including workers, technicians, and managers, will be employed in the first year and up to 1,011 in the fifth year of the project's implementation. From Year 6 to Year 10, the company plans to employ more than 1,016 workers for its manufacturing and business operations.
Public participation Consulted with Provincial, District, and Municipal authorities on the environmental and social impact assessment on May 26, 2011, at Provincial Hall. The GCF team also had a field trip for a consultation and discussion with the commune chief and Santuk district chief, Kraya commune chief clerk of Kraya commune, in total 3 people on May 1, 2011. The consultation also involved community people during he report preparation stage.
Land converted from The 3,071 hectares of protected forest area (buffer zone), 1,190 hectares reserved for forest restoration and research, and 931 hectares for the establishment of a forest-protected community. There are 7,550 hectares of land for the development of rubber plantations and 550 hectares for the construction of infrastructure to support the production process.
Environmental management plan The Company has a central responsibility for environmental management based on environmental management measures as defined in the project's environmental management plan. The project does not require a lot of monitoring from the Local Environmental Coordinator because the negative side effects are few.
Development plan The master plan is to allocate land for cultivation and construction of a total of 8,100 hectares of land, 7,550 hectares for rubber plantations, and 550 hectares for infrastructure. The production land area will be based on the results of the remaining natural forest inventory survey in the concession area, providing an area of ​​data that the company can clear non-economical natural forest cover to grow rubber as planned. The Company's 8,100 hectares of concession areas are fragmented, separated by forest reserves.
Mitigation strategies The Company complies with environmental and social mitigation measures through its action plan, the Ministry of Environment, and inter-ministerial working groups to review and evaluate the performance of the company according to the program.
Environmental and social funds The total budget to be used for the implementation of the environmental management plan, social and environmental allowance during the nine years of development is USD 3,081,500.
EIA publication year 2011
Last update 21-Oct

Reference documents

[Draft] Preliminary environmental and social impact assessment: Project investment on agro-industrial plantation (rubber)
Tan Bien Kampong Thom Aphivath Caoutchouc co., ltd issued an environmental and social impact assessment in purpose of assuring sustainability of rubber plantation. The aims of this report include assessment of plant and animal ecology, assessment of social and economic condition of local community, identification of negative social and environmental impact emerged from the plantation and the determination of measures for mitigating those impacts.