On August 28, 2024, at the Grand Plaza Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, hosted by the Vietnam Cement Association (VNCA) and in collaboration with Nanjing CHOPE International Engineering Co., Ltd. and Vietnam Cement Network, the first ACT2024 (Anvances in cement technology) seminar was held. The seminar focused on the theme of "Energy Saving and Emission Reducing Technical Update Cement Production", combining offline meetings, online Zoom videos, and Facebook video live broadcasts. Leaders from Vietnam's Ministry of Construction, Vietnam Building Materials Institute, Hanoi University, and more than 100 technical cadres and leadership representatives from various cement enterprises in the north, south, central, and south of Vietnam attended the offline meeting. Liu Jianhua, Executive Vice President of CHOPE International, Wang Yurong, Deputy Chief Engineer, Liang Neng, General Manager of Marketing Department, and Lan Xingxing, Deputy General Manager of Marketing Department, also participated in the seminar.
Mr. Nguyen Quang Cung, President of Vietnam Cement Association, and Mr. Luong Duc Long, Vice President, delivered opening speeches and warmly welcomed the guests present. Mr. Nguyen Quang Cung stated that the Vietnamese cement industry is facing various pressures such as overcapacity, fierce market competition, and reduced export prices. At the same time, the Vietnamese government has put forward clear requirements for energy-saving renovation of cement plants, including waste heat power generation and alternative fuels. And recently, a special document was released to promote the development of the cement industry, so Vietnamese cement production enterprises urgently need to achieve energy conservation, consumption reduction, and competitiveness through technological transformation. For this purpose, the Vietnam Cement Association has proposed and collaborated with CHOPE Group, which has been deeply rooted in Vietnam for nearly 20 years, to jointly hold the first "Energy Saving and Emission Reducing Technical Update Cement Production" seminar. Subsequent seminars with different themes will be held successively.
Subsequently, Liu Jianhua, Executive Vice President and Senior Engineer of Nanjing CHOPE International Engineering Co., Ltd., gave a speech on "Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Technical Update in Cement Burning and Grinding Systems". He shared in detail the technical transformation ideas and main measures around energy saving, emission reduction, waste heat power generation, alternative fuels, and intelligence in the burning and grinding systems. With typical cases, he intuitively introduced the transformation methods, investment scales, and transformation effects of different scale production lines, focusing on our company's independently developed second-generation cement technology equipment such as self denitrification decomposition furnace and external circulation vertical mill. Afterwards, our company specially invited industry expert Dr. Xiao Guoxian to give a speech on "Engineering Technology and Practice of Large Scale Substitution of Fuel in Cement Kilns", which vividly introduced the collaborative treatment of solid waste such as household waste by cement kilns, the use of alternative fuels in pre-burning furnaces, and bypass ventilation technology.
Nanjing CHOPE Group has been in Vietnam since 2005, with project departments, representative offices, and subsidiaries as carriers. We has been deeply rooted in Vietnam for nearly 20 years, constructing dozens of demonstration projects, participating in and witnessing the development of Vietnam's cement industry, and receiving recognition from owners.
Currently, the cement industry is facing opportunities and challenges for transformation and upgrading. With advanced technological innovation achievements, 20 years of accumulated practice and industry experience, and the original intention of "building a monument with each project", CHOPE has achieved new progress by win-win development with more Vietnamese friends.