According to An Giang Provincial Construction Department, formed nearly 100 years, production of An Giang brick well developed, the province has 617 production facilities with handmade terracotta tiles kilns 1557, 878 million tablets output /male. Notably, there are now over 38% to 592 basis oven mouth is interspersed in residential areas and close to 52% of 889 primary production furnace mouth near residential areas, polluting the environment and health of people very serious and from the fact that the operation was for clay brick production has made more than 1,100 people suffering from tuberculosis and eyes. Also every year there is approximately 50 hectares of agricultural land and 1.2 meters at depths of more than 1,400 hectares of agricultural land exploitation discolored topsoil due to raw material production, until many years after new alluvial silt the proposed dam for land returned intact.

In parallel with the policy issued, directing the local provinces to seriously implement the transformation, strengthening advocacy for grassroots awareness of brick production affects the environment and the health of people.

Besides, the province has adopted policies to support the conversion of 30% of the cost of new technology to encourage the establishment. Currently, An Giang also has planned 3 industrial zones in Nhon My Commune (Cho Moi) 28 hectares; Binh My industrial zone (Chau Phu) 25 ha and Hoa Binh Thanh (Chau Thanh) 20 hectares of land to create the basis for long-term'd stick with tile production job relocation to production stability, security whole, far from residential areas does not affect the life and health of people.

With this solution in line with the aspirations of the grassroots, many households have responded, had converted 46 brick kilns produced using advanced technology using rice husk fuel is available locally, with output 500 million/year and has invested 6 units produced adobe bricks with a capacity of 55 million/year.

According to Huynh Van Thoai, owners of brick production Nhon My Commune (Cho Moi) operating since 2002 with 6 oven manually, so far he has beat out the old furnace 2 furnace hoffman conversion with 36 mouths stove, for said tile production quality by new technology equivalent handmade bricks, especially shortening baked bricks per day / batch, instead of 15 days / batch (furnace manually), reducing labor expenses fees, costs, fell 90% dust, fold profit increase 2-3 times compared with fireplace and handmade tiles can provide as soon as unexpected demands.

And Pham Van Ve, owner of Hung Phat brick production, Nhon My Commune (Cho Moi) operates from 10 years to 6 oven manually, since 2010 he invested 1 billion transferred to Thai furnace. Earlier in 2014 he invested 2 billion then go on to the furnace with 38 mouth hoffman kiln for the production of 4,000 tablets/day. After 5 months of operation the new style ovens environmentally friendly he asserted, efficiency increased 2-3 times earnings, particularly no exhaust fumes into the environment, there are only 2 kinds of tiles, down 2 categories compared manufacturing baked easier to inspect and ensure no low quality tiles Category 3 Category 4, copper prices fell from 100 - 180 at the same time by reducing calcination to 14 days / batch, to a reduction in fuel burn rice husks.

Translated by CPSI office