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The Ben Tre industrial cluster poses a different flooring question from clusters that are already fully operating: here, the two parks discussed are at two different stages of development, so their epoxy flooring needs differ right from the starting point. Giao Hoa, at about 248.51 hectares in Giao Long commune, is at the investment-invitation and appraisal stage for its infrastructure, with an orientation toward clean and high-technology industry. Phu Thuan, at about 231.78 hectares in Binh Dai district, is a coastal park whose infrastructure broke ground in 2023 and was scheduled for completion in 2025 according to reports from that time. One park needs its floor standard fixed at factory design stage; the other needs preparation for its first round of floor installation on lots just handed over. This article covers exactly these two parks: which industries each park prioritises, which floor type fits each functional zone inside a factory, and what must be surveyed before coating.
On names: this article keeps the familiar name “Ben Tre industrial cluster” because that is how investors and contractors still search for these two parks. Administratively, the former Ben Tre area has belonged to the new Vinh Long province since 01/07/2025 under Resolution 202/2025/QH15, and this article does not treat the old name as a current administrative unit.
Unlike the Tien Giang – Vinh Long gateway cluster, where small and medium factories serve a supply chain back to Ho Chi Minh City, this article is not about gateway logistics or recoating old floors. It is about the first-fit decision: while the factory is still on the drawing board or the lot has just been received, which system belongs in each zone so the floor does not have to be ground off and redone after the first rainy season.
Giao Hoa: a new park with a clean, high-technology orientation
Giao Hoa is located in Giao Long commune, with an area of about 248.51 hectares according to the infrastructure project proposal, and it appears in the province’s 2025–2030 investment-invitation list at the rounded figure of 249 hectares. The proposal was received by the Vinh Long Economic Zone Management Board in December 2025 for appraisal reporting, to be submitted to the competent authority for consideration of investment-policy approval. In other words, at the time of writing, Giao Hoa is not yet a place with rows of operating factories waiting for recoating. The practical value of this article for this park lies in the pre-construction stage: helping a secondary investor put floor requirements into the factory design dossier, instead of thinking about the floor only after construction is finished.
According to the investment-invitation information, Giao Hoa’s attraction orientation is clean industry with low pollution and high technology content. The priority sectors named are electronics and high technology; agro- and aquatic processing; textiles, garments for export and footwear; consumer goods; mechanical engineering and building materials. This is an attraction orientation, not a list of companies already in the park, and this article names no company at all. Even at orientation level, however, it is enough to sort floor demand into three clear groups.
The first group is electronics, high-technology assembly areas. Here the leading requirement is not extreme load but a flat, seamless, low-dust floor that is easy to clean, so floor dust does not become a contamination source for components and products. Depending on the investor’s requirements and those of the end customer, some assembly areas also need electrostatic control, and in that case the StatGuard system is the option to check against — not a default for the whole plant. Which zones need electrostatic control must be decided before coating, because coating the wrong zones wastes money and fails handover inspection.
The second group is packaging and finishing areas for consumer goods, textiles and footwear. These areas face even wear from trolleys, light forklifts and heavy foot traffic, and they need clear lane markings separating pedestrian routes, vehicle routes and staging areas. The RollCoat roller system often fits this group because it applies quickly over medium areas and allows lane marking during application. Areas demanding higher flatness and cleanliness, such as food packaging zones, may instead call for the LevelFlow self-levelling system, rather than one system for the whole plant.
The third group is new concrete slabs. In a new park like Giao Hoa, most floors on handover will be newly poured concrete, and the most commonly overlooked risk is coating too early — onto a slab that is not yet old enough, not yet dry, or carrying untreated shrinkage cracks. Grinding, moisture testing, crack repair and waiting until the slab meets the required condition are mandatory steps, however tight the machine-installation schedule is. Coating a damp new slab to meet a deadline is a short-term saving and a long-term cost, because a blistered coating has to be ground off across the whole affected area.
Phu Thuan: a coastal park with infrastructure completing, processing at its core
Phu Thuan is located in Phu Thuan and Long Dinh communes, Binh Dai district, with a total area of about 231.78 hectares under the approved plan. Its infrastructure broke ground on 02/08/2023 with a total investment of about VND 3,539 billion, covering site levelling, internal roads, stormwater drainage, wastewater collection, a central wastewater treatment plant with a capacity of 4,500 cubic metres per day, power supply, water supply and fire protection. The scheduled completion in 2025 is the figure given in reports from that time; investors interested in this park should verify the handover status of each lot at survey time, rather than treating a scheduled date as the current status.
On industry, Phu Thuan is tied to the strengths of the former Ben Tre coastal area: seafood processing, coconut processing, food processing and supporting industries linked to the agro- and aquatic-processing chain. This article states these groups at regional-orientation level and attaches them to no specific company, because the secondary-investor list for each lot must be checked against the invitation dossier at the time of leasing. Even so, the orientation is enough to show that Phu Thuan’s floor problem differs sharply from Giao Hoa’s: here the centre of the problem is wet zones and areas exposed to water, salt water, grease and cleaning chemicals — not clean assembly rooms.
Wet processing areas need a seamless, slip-resistant-when-wet, moisture-resistant floor that tolerates frequent water cleaning. Raw-material and finished-goods warehouses near the coast need to handle forklift and pallet wear, plus humid, saline air that degrades concrete faster when the coating is not sealed. Where work continues near production lines and finished-goods stores, phased application and a low-odour system are also worth considering, and the water-based, low-VOC AquaBase system is an option to check — subject always to a real check of loads and chemicals before selection.
One further point specific to Phu Thuan is drainage. The park’s central wastewater treatment plant does not replace floor requirements inside each factory: process wastewater, floor-washing water and leaks still cross the factory floor before reaching the common system. Joints, edges and the areas around floor drains therefore need to be sealed from the start, rather than leaving water to soak into the concrete and then paying for a new coating to fix the damage.
The delta and coastal ground problem: test moisture first, never coat a problem slab
Both parks sit in low-lying riverine and coastal land, where high slab moisture and locally soft ground are the norm, not the exception. For Giao Hoa the risk is a new concrete slab that is not yet dry, with shrinkage cracking. For Phu Thuan there is the added risk of saline moisture and a high water table near the coast. In both places, moisture testing and inspection for cracks and settlement are mandatory before coating, whatever the size of the factory.
If slab moisture exceeds the limit allowed by the selected system, a negative-waterproofing primer or another suitable moisture treatment must be applied before the main coats. If the slab shows signs of differential settlement, the slab structure itself must be dealt with first, because no epoxy coating compensates for a slab that keeps moving. The general rule for this cluster is simple: coating is the final finish of a floor, not a repair for a weak slab.
A floor map by zone inside the factory
Instead of choosing one system for the whole plant, the right approach for both parks is to draw a floor map by zone before application, then hand over each zone against its own standard. Dry production needs a seamless floor with even wear resistance and easy dust cleaning. Electronics assembly needs a flat, low-dust floor and, where required, electrostatic control. Wet processing needs slip resistance, moisture resistance and tolerance of frequent water cleaning. Warehouses and forklift routes need concentrated wear resistance, clear lane marking and impact tolerance for pallets. Ancillary areas such as corridors, changing rooms and technical rooms can use a more economical roller system, provided the floor stays seamless and easy to clean.
The map also decides the application schedule. For a new factory in Giao Hoa, coating should follow the machine-installation sequence — zones receiving machines first should be finished first — while keeping a separate moisture record for each concrete pour, since each pour has a different slab age. For a factory in Phu Thuan, wet zones and areas around the drainage system should be coated before fixed equipment is installed, because repairing the floor around machine feet afterwards is very expensive.
Choosing between Giao Hoa and Phu Thuan: ask about the product, not the park name
Choose Giao Hoa when the plant belongs to clean, high-technology industry, electronics, textiles, footwear or consumer goods, and when the investor wants floor requirements built into the design from the start, on the park’s new land. Choose Phu Thuan when the plant is tied to coastal seafood, coconut and food processing, needs proximity to regional raw materials and the park’s central wastewater infrastructure, and when the main floor problem is wet zones, slip resistance and moisture resistance.
For an investor weighing both parks, three questions decide the matter: does the product need a clean environment and electrostatic control, or wet zones and frequent water tolerance; is the factory at design stage or has the lot already been received and installation is being prepared; and does the warehouse carry continuous forklift traffic or serve a single production line. Answering those three questions shows at once which park fits better — and, more importantly, which zone inside the factory deserves the most careful floor investment. Broader regional demand context is available in the Mekong Delta market demand overview.
Frequently asked questions
When should a factory in a new park like Giao Hoa fix its floor standard?
At factory design stage, together with slab loading, expansion-joint positions and the drainage system. Fixing it late, after concrete has been poured and machines have arrived, loses the chance to treat slab moisture properly and to place electrostatic-control zones in the right locations.
What does a wet processing plant in Phu Thuan need from its floor?
A seamless, slip-resistant-when-wet, moisture-resistant floor that tolerates frequent water cleaning. Areas around floor drains and machine feet need sealing from the start, and real resistance to the cleaning chemicals actually used must be checked against the manufacturer’s resistance table, not assumed in general terms.
Does every electronics assembly area need an anti-static floor?
Not always. Electrostatic-control requirements depend on the product, the customer and the process of each plant. Where such a requirement exists, it must be defined zone by zone before coating; coating the whole plant when only one workshop needs it wastes money, and missing the workshop that needs it is a handover failure.
Should one system be used for the whole plant?
No. Each zone has different loads, moisture, chemicals and cleaning requirements. A zone-by-zone floor map drawn before application avoids both waste in light zones and under-specification in heavy zones.
How is an epoxy flooring quote for this cluster calculated?
Kadier quotes after a real site survey, based on area, slab condition, the system for each zone and the application schedule. This article gives no specific price, because price lists circulating online are not Kadier prices and do not reflect the slab condition of any particular factory.
For advice and a quote: send the factory location, industry, area and whether the slab is new or old via the quote page or the contact page of Kadier. Direct contact: hotline/Zalo 0899355489, WeChat wxid_95o54joujyrr12. Illustration: Pexels stock photo (photo ID 14804699), a general illustration of an industrial factory, not a Kadier project.
