Vietnam cement companies fail to build waste heat recovery systems

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Vietnam: Only four cement producers have built waste heat recovery (WHR) systems by the end of 2015 despite a request by the Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. Holcim, Chinfon, Ha Tien and Cong Thanh are the only companies to have built the upgrades. The delay has been blamed on the high cost of implementing WHR systems and the market’s poor sales.

According to Nguyen Hoang Cau, secretary general of the Vietnam Cement Association, there are more than 40 cement production lines in the country subject to the requirement. These also include foreign cement producers such as Taiwanese-backed Phuc Son Cement, Hong Kong’s Luks Cement Vietnam Limited, and Japanese-funded Nghi Son Cement. Cement producers have complained to local press about their inability to build WHR systems without financial help.

Last modified on 09 March 2016

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