July 27, 2010

 

 

Binh An Seafood Joint Stock Company (Bianfishco) has earned US$16.66 million from almost 6,800 tonnes of tra fish exports in the first half of 2010, company general director Pham Thi Dieu Hien said.

 

Spain was the largest market for the company which imported more than 1,700 tonnes of fish valued at US$4.4 million, the company director added. Other big importers included Mexico, the US, Egypt and France.

 

Bianfishco, one of the seven largest tra fish exporters in Vietnam, targets to post total revenues of US$80.94 million, and have a net profit of US$4.72 million this year. The company plans to open a US$10 million fisheries institute on July 30.

 

Presently, the company is engaged in completing procedures to float its shares on the Hochiminh Stock Exchange (HOSE) in this quarter, the director said.