A Korean investor has spent $2.7 million to replace coal-fired boilers with biomass ones, at a Nam Dinh textile dyeing factory.
The Youngone Corporation's biomass boiler will use rice husk pellets.
The refit was completed by 15 January, and aligns with the organisation's aim to reduce carbon emissions by 40% by 2030.
The coal elimination project kicked off in early 2023. By the fourth quarter of that year, the first biomass boiler had been installed at the factory, followed by other boilers. The project replaced three main boilers at the Nam Dinh factory, including steam boilers and heat transfer oil boilers.
The new boilers use rice husk pellets as energy, a renewable biofuel sourced from local farm waste. The company said it has worked with local rice mills to verify the husk’s origin, ensuring the sustainability and traceability throughout the supply chain.
The ash is processed and reused to produce organic fertiliser.
Nam Dinh textile factory switches to biomass
