Successful stories and impacts of the EIP Projects to be shared across Vietnam

72 enterprises from 5 Industrial Parks in the northern province of Ninh Binh, the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho and Da Nang City have reduced their investments in energy, water and materials; and contributed to protecting the local environment. Some of these enterprises started to develop their plan to implement industrial symbiosis solutions, a further step toward sustainable development.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is planning to organize a closing event in Hanoi mid-June to highlight successful stories and significant impacts of the Project “Implementation of Eco – industrial park initiative for sustainable industrial zones in Vietnam”.

The Project “Implementation of Eco – industrial park initiative for sustainable industrial zones in Vietnam” has been implemented by MPI and UNIDO since October 2014 in the pilot industrial zones: Khanh Phu & Gian Khau (Ninh Binh), Hoa Khanh (Da Nang) and Tra Noc 1&2 (Can Tho).

VNCPC expert measured and guided technicians at the factory.

Under the project, the Vietnam Cleaner Production Centre Co.Ltd. (VNCPC) provided resource efficient and cleaner production solutions to these enterprises to increase transfer, deployment and diffusion of clean and low-carbon technologies; to minimize Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, Persistant Organic Pollutants (POPs) releases and water pollutants as well as to improve water-efficiency and sound management of chemicals.

In addition, the project also provided advices to strengthen legal regulations and policies on IZ planning and management as well as guidelines and instructions to facilitate the transformation of IZs into EIPs. One of the significant outcomes of the project is the issuance of Decree No.82/2018/ND-CP (“Decree 82”) of the Government of Vietnam dated 22 May 2018 to regulate the management of industrial zones (IZ) and economic zones (EZ) in Vietnam. The Decree took effect since July 2018.

Working with business on solutions to make efficient resources and cleaner production.

The project also helped strengthen institutional capacities on eco-industrial park planning and management at different levels, ranging from the central government to the local authorities as well as the management authorities of these 5 pilot IZs.

Guidelines on how to access green financing, what to do to prevent, prepare and respond to environmental accidents were also developed and shared by the Project.

Training for technicians of factories on industrial sybiosis

Thanks to the success of the Project, discussion on Phase 2 of the EIP Initiative is underway to extend the Project’s interventions to other existing IZs across Vietnam and ensure sustainable development.

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Many industrial symbiotic opportunities have been identified and deployed by VNCPC in Da Nang

At the seminar held in Da Nang in the middle of last April, representatives of Vietnam Cleaner Production Center Co. Ltd. (VNCPC) presented 6 industrial symbiotic solutions selected for implementation in Da Nang, to convert these local industrial zones (IZs) into sustainable IZs in Vietnam.

The workshop was an activity in the project “Implementing eco-industrial zone initiative towards a sustainable industrial model in Vietnam” by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Currently, with funding from the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and Global Environment Facility (GEF).

Industrial symbiotic solutions researched and presented by VNCPC have received high appreciation from stakeholders.

According to Mr. Dinh Manh Thang – consultant of VNCPC, through intensive discussions and surveys at 57 enterprises in Da Nang, 22 industrial symbiotic opportunities were identified. There were 6 options selected after analyzing all necessary conditions with all stakeholders, including:

Biogas recovery at Heineken Vietnam – Da Nang Beer Factory to use as fuel for boilers of Green Energy Company;

Installing solar battery system on the roof of Tan Long Packaging Paper Factory;

Green Energy Company provides manpower to operate professional boilers for Tan Long Packaging Paper Factory;

Using waste ash to make unburnt bricks in Hoa Khanh Industrial Park;

Collect and classify waste paper and paperboard as input materials for companies producing Kraft paper; and

Using scrap wood from Viet Lang Forest Products Co., Ltd. as fuel for boilers of Green Energy Company

At the conference, representatives of related businesses along with representatives of the Management Board of high-tech zones and industrial parks in Da Nang; Da Nang Department of Natural Resources and Environment; Domestic and foreign consultants from VNCPC and Sofies (Switzerland) and the Project Management Board discussed the advantages and barriers when implementing these solutions.

International consultant Luc Jaquet shared about symbiotic models that have been successfully implemented in countries such as Denmark, Korea and Japan.

International consultant Luc Jaquet (Sofies) has shared symbiotic models that have been successfully implemented in countries such as Denmark, South Korea and Japan. He also highlighted the challenges and barriers to implementation: companies are not willing to invest financially to buy and apply advanced technologies or business security issues, legal barriers …

In Vietnam in general and in Da Nang in particular, most businesses face financial resources not yet available to invest in advanced technologies and human resource training; together with the cooperation mechanism among companies related to the implementation of industrial symbiosis, in addition to the legal barriers in the regulations on reuse of waste and waste water have been treated.

Mr. Le Hoang Duc – Deputy Director of Da Nang High-Tech Park and Industrial Zone Management Board affirmed that the Danang city government will support industrial symbiosis.

Mr. Le Hoang Duc – Deputy Director of Da Nang High-Tech Park and Industrial Zone Management Board affirmed that the Da Nang city government will support industrial symbiosis activities for the benefit not only for businesses but also for themselves for the environment in industrial parks in the city.

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VNCPC provided training courses on industrial symbiosis in Can Tho, Ninh Binh and Da Nang

From April 23-26, 2019, Vietnam Cleaner Production Center Co.Ltd. (VNCPC) cooperated with Sofies (Switzerland) to organize training courses on industrial symbiosis in 3 provinces Can Tho, Ninh Binh and Da Nang.

There were activities within the framework of the project “Implementing the ecological industrial zone (IZ) initiative towards a sustainable industrial zone model in Vietnam” chaired by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The participants of training courses are the representatives of enterprises in the IZs, IZ Management Boards and IZ infrastructure investment enterprises in 03 selected localities to implement the project include: Ninh Binh, Da Nang, Can Tho, and related ministries/agencies.

Trainees were given certificates when participating in the training courses.

Accordingly, the trainees were provided by national and international experts: Provide the main concepts, methods and tools related to the detection and implementation of industrial symbiosis;

Providing practical tools to support the implementation of industrial symbiosis: case of typical business, financial mechanism, contract signing, mobilizing the participation of parties in the implementation of industrial symbiosis;

Provide recommendations to address the needs of building symbiotic links in practice in the project.

The courses received high appreciation from participants and the sponsors.

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