Tan Ky: All handmade brick and tile kilns have stopped operating.

According to the Government's roadmap, by December 31, 2017, all handmade brick and tile kilns nationwide must stop operating.

In Tan Ky district, there are 172 brick and tile kilns, including 151 manual kilns, 18 kilns converted to exhaust gas treatment technology, and 3 continuous vertical manual kilns. Among the 151 manual kilns in Tan Ky, the most concentrated are in Nghia Hoan commune with 137 kilns.

All handmade brick and tile kilns in Nghia Hoan commune, Tan Ky district have stopped operating since December 31, 2017. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to the report of the District Department of Industry and Trade, by December 31, 2017, Tan Ky had completely eliminated 5 handmade brick and tile kilns in Tan Long commune, and the remaining 149 kilns were forced to stop operating.

According to our records, currently all brick and tile kilns in Nghia Hoan commune in particular and Tan Ky district in general have stopped producing blanks and firing kilns according to the State's policy.

Tan Ky district has a total of 169 handmade brick and tile kilns that must stop operating since December 31, 2017. Photo: Xuan Hoang

However, according to research, in reality, at the manual kilns in Tan Ky area, there are still more than 6 million unburned tiles, concentrated in Nghia Hoan commune.

The producers have requested the Cua - Nghia Hoan Tile Village Production and Service Cooperative to find a solution for the remaining unsold tiles and the remaining exploited clay.

Mr. Hoang Duy Luong, a tile kiln owner, said: "We completely implement the State's policy on eliminating handmade brick and tile kilns. As of December 31, 2017, all handmade brick and tile kilns in Nghia Hoan commune have stopped operating. However, currently, most kilns still have about 35,000 unburned tiles. The reason is that these tiles were built on December 20, 2017, but after that, it rained a lot so the tiles were not dry enough to put in the kiln before December 31, 2017. People hope that the State will create conditions to burn all the remaining tiles, and then commit to completely eliminating these handmade brick and tile kilns."

Currently, in Nghia Hoan commune, there are still more than 6 million unburned tiles. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Vi Van Quang - Head of the Economic Infrastructure Department of Tan Ky district said: The district People's Committee has implemented many solutions to eliminate manual brick and tile kilns in the district. Among them is a document requesting owners of manual brick and tile production facilities, improved manual brick and tile production facilities not to produce blanks, bricks, and tiles before December 22, 2017 and to close down before December 31, 2017. Currently, owners of manual brick and tile kilns in the district have stopped operating according to the State's policy.

On December 27, 2017, Tan Ky District People's Committee received a request from Cua Nghia Hoan Brick and Tile Village Production and Service Cooperative regarding the extension of brick and tile production in Nghia Hoan Commune, but the District People's Committee resolutely handled the matter in accordance with State regulations, requiring owners of handmade brick and tile kilns to stop operations./.