Overcoming hardships During the period 1946 - 1954, during the resistance war against the French colonialists, Thai Binh Industry and Trade was still small in scale, mainly producing agricultural tools for agricultural production and profit making to have more funds for the Party. activities of leading revolutionary struggle movements and serving a part of people's daily life. When peace is restored in the North, we will carry out the task of renovating private industry and commerce, developing the state and collective economy and industry, quickly healing the wounds of war, and stabilizing people's lives. In just 3 years (1957 - 1959) Thai Binh has basically completed cooperation with 82 handicraft cooperatives, 35 production cooperation groups, 404 processing groups with over 26,600 craftsmen... State trade. developing rapidly, closely associated with industrial production establishments, performing the task of circulation and distribution for people's consumption and supply of materials and raw materials for production and socio-economic development. festival. In the period 1960 - 1975, the period when the country had both peace and war, with the spirit of creative labor and overcoming difficulties, Thai Binh Industry and Trade was reorganized, consolidated and developed. Starting with only one mechanical workshop in Thai Binh, a few factories producing building materials, craft cooperatives, cooperative groups, and processing groups, by 1965 the whole province had 20 enterprises including: industry. production of building materials, wood processing, foodstuffs, mechanics, garments... The handicraft establishments have gradually advanced to semi-mechanized and mechanized, concentrating on a larger scale. The value of industrial and handicraft output in 1965 increased by 39% compared to 1960. State trade continued to be consolidated, playing a key role in the circulation and distribution of goods. In 1965, sales increased 16 times, retail store system increased 20 times compared to 1955, trading cooperatives were established widely from provinces to districts and communes, creating a bridge between production and consumption. Constantly growing When the country was unified, implementing the guidelines and guidelines of the Party and State, Thai Binh and the whole country entered the process of healing war wounds and rebuilding the country. From 1976 to 1985, in Thai Binh, handicraft cooperatives developed on a large scale, many traditional craft villages such as weaving, embroidery, casting, forging, silver carving... were restored and flourished. In 1980, the province had 109 handicraft cooperatives in the fields of mechanics, woodworking, food processing, textiles, etc. The names went down in history and became the pride of Thai Binh such as: Doan Ket, Phuong Dong, Binh Minh, Cong Luc, Bac Son, Vinh Long, Vinh Tra... Besides, a series of state-owned industrial enterprises were born such as bicycle factories, cement factories, wooden structures, etc. In the years from 1976 - 1985, the province's industry, handicrafts developed strongly, accounting for 16-17% of the province's total product. The first time the Soviet Union (former) helped us drill for oil and gas in the area of ​​Tien Hai district, which laid the foundation and opened up the industry of gas exploitation and use of Thai Binh. Entering the period of implementing the doi moi, period 1986 - 1995, Thai Binh Industry and Trade industry had a breakthrough and comprehensive development. The whole province focuses on developing and implementing strategies: encouraging all economic sectors to invest in industrial development, joint venture cooperation with domestic and foreign industries, acquire science and technology, and innovate technology. , promoting economic growth at a high speed. At the same time, strongly develop handicrafts in rural areas and strongly focus on exploiting the potentials and strengths of local raw materials, fuel and labor. Industrial production value from 1992 to 1995 grew quite high, over 20%/year. Although during this period faced many difficulties due to changes in management mechanism, the market in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe was in crisis, but under the leadership of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Committee, Thai Binh's commercial sector has undergone significant changes. timely change to adapt. State-owned trade is consolidated, private trade is interested in developing under the market mechanism under the management of the state. Therefore, commercial activities take place widely, making the market develop lively. In the period 1991 - 1995, the total retail circulation of goods increased rapidly, averaging 24.45%/year; import and export activities were restored, total import and export turnover in 1995 reached 46.38 million USD, of which export reached 18.13 million USD. The years 1996 - 2015 are considered as a big turning point for Thai Binh Industry and Trade. Implementing the policy of multi-sector economic development, the province has directed to innovate the management, implement the equitization of state-owned enterprises, develop concentrated industries, trades and craft villages. The province has planned 9 industrial parks, 51 industrial clusters to meet the needs of local industrial, commercial, service and handicraft development. By the end of 2015, the whole province had 540 investment projects in industrial production with a registered capital of 94,700 billion VND, of which 390 projects went into production with an investment capital of over 22,500 billion VND, creating jobs for the local people. over 110,000 employees.

Also in this period, Thai Binh Electricity Center was invested; exploratory drilling for coal basin in the Red River Delta is implemented by the Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group; An ammonium nitrate production plant is invested; The system of collecting and distributing field gas brought from offshore to Tien Hai industrial park has completed its investment in stable production, creating great production value, contributing to promoting the growth and industrial development of the country. the provincial. In the years 2016 - 2020, Thai Binh Industry and Trade industry has actively implemented the policy of restructuring the industry, bringing positive results. By the end of 2019, the province had 47,800 industrial production establishments, including 18 state-owned enterprises, 4,599 private enterprises and 43,113 individual households; the foreign-invested sector has 70 enterprises. Employment in the whole industry in 2019 reached 213,649 people. The total value of industrial production in the five years from 2016 to 2020 reached VND 284,420 billion, an average increase of 14.3% per year, higher than the target of the 19th Thai Binh Provincial Party Congress, term 2015-2020. out (13.5%/year). The province's commercial infrastructure has been invested in building and upgrading, attracting investment in upgrading the market system and completing a number of standard supermarkets and trade centers, contributing to changing the face of the urban area. , change the people's shopping methods and develop the commercial field towards modernity and civilization. In the five years from 2016 to 2020, the total retail sales of consumer goods and services will reach VND 200,238 billion, an average growth of 10.1% per year; export turnover reached 7,410 million USD, an average growth of 2.7%/year; import turnover reached USD 6,650 million, an average growth of 1.6%/year. The province has completed the investment in Thai Binh Thermal Power Plant with a total capacity of 600MW with stable commercial operation. Invest in building and upgrading the distribution power grid system; Pmax growth rate in Thai Binh area is about 12.5%/year, electricity output growth rate is about 10%/year, basic power supply activities meet the province's socio-economic development requirements. . Continue writing the golden page of history Implementing the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, the Resolution of the 20th Provincial Party Congress, striving to create new milestones in the history of development, Thai Binh Industry and Trade has proposed specific directions and goals. In the immediate future, striving for an average increase of 15.9% in the five years from 2021 to 2025; total retail sales of consumer goods and services increased by 10.1% on average; export turnover increased by 10% on average; Import turnover increased by 9.5% on average. To accomplish that goal in the context of many difficulties caused by the epidemic and the world market crisis, Thai Binh Industry and Trade has set out five key tasks and solutions. Specifically, the whole industry strives to emulate and accelerate the restructuring of the Industry and Trade industry in association with innovating the growth model, improving productivity, quality, efficiency and competitiveness; building synchronous and modern industrial and commercial infrastructure; research and advise the Provincial People's Committee to develop mechanisms and policies to attract investment in industrial and commercial development; improve the quality and effectively use human resources in association with the promotion of innovation, application and strong development of science and technology; improve the effectiveness and efficiency of state management, promote digital transformation.

Source: Thai Binh Newspaper