Driving Progress: Bag Filters in Vietnam’s Fast-Growing Steel and Cement Industries from ClipOn

Vietnam’s ongoing economic transformation is backed by swift industrialization, with the steel and cement sectors acting as key builders of the infrastructure, housing, and export. According to the major steel producers in Ha Tinh and Ba Rịa Vung Tauto and the multitude of cement manufacturing plants in the northern and southern regions, the need for high-volume production is constantly growing. Cement plants are demanding more dust and particulate matter to be suppressed. This rapid growth in cement manufacturing entails a great deal of responsibility for the environment, especially in relation to the need for strict monitoring of the particulate matter (PM) and dust emissions.

At ClipOn, we are the providers of long-lasting and highly efficient filtration solutions that are specifically tailored to meet the operational and legislative challenges imposed by the hard industry in Vietnam. We are fully aware that compliance with the environment protection regulations (like those issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, MoNRE) comes with a cost, especially in the case of high-capital projects, which are likely to have a good profit if the down-time risk is reduced to a minimum. Our core activity is to deliver durable Bag Filters and dust collectors that are made in consideration of the specific dust chemistry, high heat, and abrasivity challenges faced in Vietnam’s steel and cement production processes.

The Dual Challenge: Heat, Dust, and Vietnamese Compliance

The steel and cement manufacturing industries operations in Vietnam are often subjected to specific technical issues for air contamination control.

1. High Abrasiveness and Continuous High Dust Loads

Both steel and cement fabrication processes result in mass production of extremely fine, abrasive dust. In the case of cement, this is caused by the grinding and moving of materials; in steel, electric arc furnaces (EAFs) and ladle metallurgy contribute to it. The aggressive dust fashioned by the processes of material handling ends up being abrasive dust in cement production. This rapid interaction of abrasive dust with the filter media results in wear and tear, high maintenance costs, and emission spikes.

The ClipOn Proposal: We offer Bag Filters made of a strong mechanical fabric and with special surface treatment (singeing or PTFE membrane laminates). The membrane acts as a surface filter, ensuring better efficiency, and protecting the filter fabric from abrasion, thus, prolonging the bag’s service life markedly.

2. Meeting MoNRE Emission Standards

Vietnam is tightening its emission standards to protect air quality, especially in highly crowded industrial regions. Traditional filtration systems often struggle with PM levels similar to those required by the brand-new standards.

The ClipOn Supremacy: Our Pulse-Jet Bag Filters are of the kind characterised by superior collection efficiency, usually rated at 99.9% or higher. This is why they are regarded as the Best Available Technique (BAT) for reliable compliance with the strictest PM levels required to continue operation and support plant expansion.

3. High-Temperature Resilience

Gas emissions from cement kilns and steel furnaces are high-temperature, so they require special filter materials that can withstand long-term thermal exposure and sudden spikes. The need for filter maintenance from these points would severely affect the operation and even require an immediate shutdown, which would entail a high economic cost.

ClipOn’s Customised-Bag Filter Solutions for the Vietnamese Market

We assure that the media, cages, and cleaning systems are tailored to meet the specific requirements of each industry process in Vietnam.

1. Steel Manufacturing Process Extraction (EAF and Foundries)

Challenge: The issue of dealing with extremely hot, chemically complex metallic fumes and very fine particulates.

Filter Choice: Using High-Temperature Bag Filters together with specially configured media like Aramid (Nomex®) or Fiberglass with protective coatings is a must to cope with the thermal spiking and chemical components of the chimney gas; that is the only way to guarantee filter stability and durability at the most critical systems.

2. Cement Kiln and Cooler Filtration

Challenge: Filtering abrasive cement kiln dust (CKD) at high temperatures while resisting potential acid attack from $SO_x$ gases.

Filter Choice: We focus on media that exhibit high thermal resistance and chemical compatibility, often selecting Fiberglass or Aramid with an acid-resistant finish. Our high-precision manufacturing ensures the products fit and seal perfectly, eliminating bypass leakage in less efficient systems.

3. Humidity and Bag Bumping Mitigation

The product lines in Vietnam’s resorts have to deal with the fact that their tropical weather and humidity can cause fine dust, like CKD, to cake or blind standard filter media. This is a considerable reduction in airflow and efficiency.

ClipOn Customisation: We provide filter media with water- and oil-repellent (hydrophobic) finishes and highly efficient pulse-cleaning systems. This gives the customisation for the dust cake, as the release of the dust cake is clean during the cleaning cycle. Counter-differential pressure stabilisation and increased airflow stability are the benefits that the customisation will bring, which are critical for maintaining the continuous production cycle.

Partnership: The Secret to Longevity and Economic Viability

Opting for ClipOn aligns you with a partner committed to advancing both Vietnam’s economic and environmental objectives with reliable technology.

Operational Stability: By providing hardy, applicable gear, we increase the time between failures (MTBF) and thus minimise the risk of expensive unplanned shutdowns.

Material Recovery: The systems used are highly effective at recovering valuable materials (CKD, metal fines), thereby turning waste and compliance problems into a source of economic return.

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): Our focus on longevity and cleaning efficiency results in a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) than that of less durable imported rivals that require frequent, and thereby expensive, replacement parts.

With the incorporation of ClipOn’s proficient and robust Bag Filter solutions, Vietnam’s steel and cement industry pioneers get the right filtration invention, which will, in turn, help them to maintain their explosive growth, while at the same time, fulfilling the obligations posed by the environment and paving the path for the future with a cleaner industry.

ClipOn is the go-to partner to collaboratively discuss customised filtration techniques for your facility’s role in Vietnam’s industrial expansion.