The Ministry of Construction and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) on April 24 launched a project aiming to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Vietnam’s cement sector.

Minister of Construction Nguyen Tran Nam said as of the end of 2013, there were 71 cement plants using rotary kilns in the country, with a total design capacity of 73 million tonnes.

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The industry released about 57 million tonnes of CO2 into the environment in 2013. Meanwhile, its design capacity is expected to top 100 million tonnes of cement in the 2016-2020 period, he noted.

The NDF-funded project will be carried out in two years starting from February 2014.

It will assess the potential amount of GHG released by cement factories, and build a standard emission level, a measurement system and a nationally appropriate mitigation action for this industry.

Source: VNA