PSL Group

PSL Group () is a Vietnamese company, specialising in supplying cashew machinery and end-to-end solutions for cashew processing factories, as well as in cashew processing and export.

PSL Group's principal office is located at Charmvit Tower, Hanoi, Vietnam with representative offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The group's processing and manufacturing factories are located in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam.

Businesses

The company's ecosystem is structured into two specialized segments, encompassing the full value chain of the cashew industry, from agriculture to industrial machinery manufacturing.

Cashew processing machinery

PSL Machinery manufactures and supplies automated cashew processing lines, including classifying raw cashew nut machine, boiling and steaming cashew machine, cashew shelling machine, raw cashew color sorter machine, cashew drying and humidifying machine, cashew peeling machine, and cashew packaging machine.

Turnkey cashew factory solutions

This division also offers comprehensive turnkey solutions for cashew processing factories, combining machinery supply and four services:

  • Design and construction of steel factory buildings, incorporating water supply, ventilation, and fire safety systems, with solar-hybrid electrical solutions available for off-grid locations.
  • Full chain operational management covering raw nut procurement, quality control, processing, packaging, and storage.
  • Workforce training covers mechanical operation and maintenance, production management, and cashew quality assessment (both raw and finished).
  • Kernel buyback program, a post-handover service connecting customers with cashew kernel wholesalers or facilitating direct buyback of cashew kernel output.

PSL Cashew - Cashew processing and exporting

PSL Cashew operates a vertically integrated cashew supply chain, covering activities from cultivation to processing and exporting.

The company operates a 1,800-hectare organic cashew farm in Cambodia. In Africa, it has a warehouse system in five countries (Tanzania, Nigeria, the Ivory Coast, Guinea-Conakry, and Guinea-Bissau) with a capacity of approximately 70,000 tons to maintain raw cashew nuts supply. The processing mainly takes place at company's two factories located in Dong Nai Province (formerly Binh Phuoc Province), Vietnam.

PSL Cashew applies blockchain technology to its supply chain for quality monitoring and product traceability. The brand's cashew products have been granted international food safety certifications, including BRCGS, ISO, and HACCP.

Main products

  • Cashew kernels: Standard sizes such as W180, W210, W240, W320, W450, and broken kernels (white splits, large pieces, small pieces, baby bits).
  • Deep-processed products: Woodfire Roasted Cashews, Spicy Cashews, and Cashew Butter.

Key developments

Since its founding, PSL Group and 2 key divisions have expanded their presence through participation in major industry trade fairs and partnerships with government bodies and industry associations across Africa. Key developments include:

  • October 2023: PSL Cashew participated in Anuga 2023 to showcase cashew products, including Woodfire Roasted Cashews, Spicy Cashews, and Cashew Butter and engage with distributors, including partners in the New York, United States market.
  • November 2023: PSL Cashew received the "Export Product of the Year" award in the Food category at the Asian Export Awards 2023 held in Singapore. Other nominees in the same category included multinational brands such as Coca-Cola, Kraft Heinz, and Pepsi.
  • February 2024: PSL Cashew participated in the Gulfood 2024 exhibition in Dubai (UAE) and signed a major export contract with a Qatari company.
  • August 2025: PSL Machinery entered into a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement with the Government of Tanzania through the Cashew Board of Tanzania (CBT).
  • January 2026: PSL Group participated in Gulfood 2026 in Dubai through the collaboration with Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
  • February 2026: PSL Machinery attended the World Cashew Conference (WCC 2026) in Dubai.
  • May 2026: PSL Machinery signed the public-private partnership (PPP) agreement with the Government of Ghana through Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA).

Tanzania Public-Private Partnership (2025)

In August 2025, the company signed a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement with the Government of Tanzania through the Cashewnut Board of Tanzania (CBT). Under the agreement, PSL Machinery provides cashew processing machinery, technology transfer, and workforce training to local cashew cooperatives, including the Tandahimba Newala Cooperative Union (TANECU), Masasi Mtwara Cooperative Union (MAMCU), and Ruangwa Nachingwea Liwale Cooperative Union (RUNALI) - organizations collectively representing cashew farmers across southern Tanzania. The partnership aims to strengthen Tanzania's domestic processing capacity, reduce the country's reliance on raw cashew exports, increase the share of value-added processed products, and create sustainable employment through training and technology transfer.

The event was covered bt VTV1 and HTV9, Vietnam's national broadcaster, in the context of a broader report on Vietnamese high-technology exports to African markets.

Ghana Public-Private Partnership (2026)

In May 2026, PSL Machinery signed a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement with the Government of Ghana through the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA), represented at the signing by its CEO Dr. Andrews Osei Okrah. The agreement followed earlier discussions between The Two parties at the Ghana Tree Crops Investment Summit and Exhibition (GTCIS) 2026, which was attended by President John Mahama.

Under the agreement, PSL Machinery will provide turnkey cashew factory solutions for Ghana, including solar steel building construction, supplying cashew processing machinery, factory management support, worker training and a kernel buyback program as an assurance for the processed kernel output.

The partnership aims to support Ghana's national target of processing 50-60 per cent of its raw cashew nut production domestically in the first phase, and head toward 100 per cent in the Long term. This agreement is intended to reduce Ghana's reliance on exporting raw cashew nuts to processing countries such as Vietnam and India, enabling the country to retain grater value from its cashew production.

The signing ceremony was covered by Vietnamese national broadcasters VTV1, VTV4, and VTV10 in the context of reports on Vietnamese high-technology exports to African markets, as well as by HTV9.

Awards & Achievements

  • "Export Product of the Year", Asian Export Awards 2023 (Food category).