Hoang Mai Concrete JSC, the very first northern company which sells its products via main distributors, is highly recognized thanks to its efficiency and flexibility. 

Total amount of clinker produced in the first 4 months reached 457,260 tons, 3% higher than its plan. This amount consumes 553,000 tons of concrete, an increase of 20% in comparison with the same period of 2009.

However, “2010 is still a difficult year for most of concrete companies. In fact, increase in prices of oil and gas, coal, electricity … directly affects concrete production,” claimed Nguyen Huu Quang – Manager of Hoang Mai concrete joint – stock company. 

Moreover, transportation of materials and products would be directly affected because cost of transportation surely would increase. As such, production price is predicted to increase by 6% on average.

To realize energy saving plan in order to reduce cost of production, the company’s leaders have planned to run concrete crushing machine during off-peak hours, hence consuming less electricity on producing concrete and clinker in comparison with previous targets. The company has also reduced time spent on drying furnace, and burned coal right after solving furnace problem instead of using MFO oil; hence dramatically reducing oil consumption.

The company strengthens management and maintains facilities to quickly solve problems of mechanic, electricity and technology in production line, so that production plants could operate effectively. Meanwhile, quality control procedure is strictly followed.  

Until now 21 initiatives have been put into practice, bringing billions of dong in benefit to the company. In 2009, Hoang Mai Concrete produced 1.75 million tons, an increase of 25% in comparison with 2008’s. Its turnover reached a record high of VND1,380 dong, equals to 109% of current plan and 130% of 2008’s.

Nguyen Nhan