After long time of research and experiment, VIRI has successfully manufactured 48 kinds of production including: 18 types of essential oils, 10 types of incenses, 20 types of candles. Candles are manufactured of entire nature material (beewax, soywax, linen fibers wick, essential oils…) so it burn last longer, clean and has smell of essential oil combine with beewax. Incenses are manufactured by using 100% material from natural grasses as litsea, cinnamon, anise, cardamom, cedars… so they have no poison, less smoke, less dust and special aroma.

All products are now available in both domestic and foreign markets and brought high economic efficiency. Expected by the end of year 2013, gain 530 millions dong of revenues. For the next 5 years, it will be 2.5 billion dong of revenues for 3 line of production: Candles, incenses and essential oil.

Technology has been transferred extensively. In Sapa district, Sub-project established groups which planting material trees, manufacture incenses and essential oil for people of ethnic: Dao, H’mong, and Day who live in 3 commune: Hau Thao, Ta Phin, San Sa Ho. Not only brought the green and healthy for people, the sub-project has created job in a sustainable way for people who live in mountainous of Sapa district, Lao Cai province.

Phuong Nam