# TKV plans $1.18B expansion of Lam Dong alumina complex in Vietnam

Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (TKV) submitted a plan to expand the Lam Dong Bauxite-Alumina-Aluminum Complex from 650,000 mt to 2 million mt of alumina per year, and to build a new 500,000 mt/year aluminum smelter. The expansion's first phase (adding 1.2 million mt/year alumina capacity) is expected to require an investment of 30.676 trillion Vietnamese dong (approximately $1.178 billion).

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-04-27
- Where: Lam Dong Province, Vietnam
- Value: $1.18B (30676.0B VND)
- Starts operating: 2030
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.2 million mt/year of alumina (first phase); total 2 million mt/year by 2030; new 500,000 mt/year aluminum smelter
- Products: alumina, aluminum ingots
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group](https://endata.com/companies/84385.md)

## Sources

- [news.metal.com](https://news.metal.com/newscontent/103300627-vietnams-tkv-submits-integrated-bauxite-alumina-aluminum-development-plan-for-approval), 2025-04-27: "The expansion project is expected to require an investment of 30.676 trillion Vietnamese dong (approximately $1.178 billion)"

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