HANOI, Jun 7 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam spent over 4.1 billion U.S. dollars importing chemicals, and nearly 3.7 billion U.S. dollars importing chemical products, in the first five months of this year, up 30.2 percent and 25.1 percent, year on year, respectively.
In the period, the country exported roughly 1.4 billion dollars’ worth of chemicals and 980 million dollars’ worth of chemical products, surging 65 percent and 29.9 percent, respectively, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs yesterday.
In 2021, Vietnam spent more than 7.6 billion U.S. dollars, importing chemicals, and nearly 7.7 billion U.S. dollars, importing chemical products, mainly from China, said the department.– NNN-VNA
