PrimeAsia Vietnam switches to biomass as the source of its steam

05/10/2012

Tanning group PrimeAsia has announced that its tannery in Vietnam has been successful in its attempt to use rice husk biomass as an energy source for steam in place of heavy oil. PrimeAsia Vietnam (PAV) used to consume more around 1.8 million litres of heavy oil a year to produce the steam it uses for making leather there. But since September 1,...