(VEN) – Tan Cuong Tea Processing Plant has been producing quality tea products and gaining increasing numbers of customers thanks to taking advantage of its high quality tea, through the application of cleaner production (CP) measures.
Cleaner production solutions in the tea industry is hoped to bring greater efficiency
The Thai Nguyen-based Tan Cuong Tea Processing Plant was established in 2001 with black and green tea production lines, based in the tea growing area of Tan Cuong – Thai Nguyen, famous in Vietnam its tea-friendly climate and long history of tea production. From the raw tea leaves, thanks to the application of cleaner production technology, the plant has produced quality tea products by CP methods, saving costs while bringing major economic benefits. Specifically, in order to effectively utilize raw tea, the plant has adopted modern tea processing technology, helping with 90-92 percent efficient use of the input.
The biggest environmental problem that the plant encountered was that tea dust dispersed in the screening and drying stages. To mitigate this situation, the plant personnel fully adopted CP solutions to minimize dust emissions at the plant. After each work shift, workshops and machinery are cleaned and the rate of recovered crushed tea and tea dust has reached 90 percent. In order to put an end to tea dust, the plant decided to install a tea dust vacuum system at the top of the machinery used in the screening and drying stages.
In addition, the plant’s daily wastewater has reached about 4cu.m and is discharged into the septic tank in the plant, avoiding emissions into the environment.
Thanks to implementation of these CP solutions, Tan Cuong Tea Processing Plant have made annual cost savings, produced better quality tea products and won more customers at home and abroad. The plant’s products have been exported to the Czech Republic, Germany, the Republic of Korea, and Hong Kong.
In the coming time, in order to continue improving the quality of products to meet the demanding requirements of export markets, Tan Cuong Tea Processing Plant will boost the adoption of CP solutions in production; reduce the consumption of raw materials while increasing the recovery rates and reuse of spilled tea; and create a clean working environment for workers; improve the flavor of tea products by enhancing related equipment capacity; and install portable vacuum cleaners.
In addition, in order to save energy during production process, the plant will conduct installation of inverters for current motors or replace old motors with more energy efficient alternatives as well as install sterilization equipment and tanks. The plant will also grow more trees around the plant for the purpose of creating a green working environment./.
By Bao Ngoc
Đăng ký: VietNam News
