Zinc Oxide Corporation Vietnam begins construction of a steel furnace dust recycling factory in Ba Ria - Vung Tau. (Photo: Thanh Nien)Ba Ria – Vung Tau (VNA) – ZincOxide Corporation Vietnam JSC began construction of a 120-million-USD steelfurnace dust recycling factory at Phu My 3 Industrial Park in southern Ba Ria –Vung Tau province on January 23.
The 8.7-hectare facility will use a rotaryhearth furnace (RHF) to recycle about 100,000 tonnes of steel furnace dustannually from steel production. The dust will be used to make zinc oxide, lead,silver and cinder for cement production.
The project is expected to be operational inMay next year.
Ba Ria – Vung Tau is home to many largesteel factories, accounting for about 70 percent of Vietnam’s output. Six steelmills in the province generate an estimated 45,000 tonnes of dust every year,raising great concerns over pollution in recent years.
Zinc Oxide Corporation Vietnam JSC is ajoint venture between Korea Zinc from the Republic of Korea and Zincox from theUnited Kingdom.-VNA
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