The provincial department of Science and Technology yesterday held a seminar on capital source for technological development with the participation of over 70 ceramic businesses in Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces. At the seminar, participants heard about a project of Promoting Energy Conservation in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (PECSME), Vietnamese Fund of Environmental Protection and preferential loans for environmental projects.

Besides, reps of the department presented a support program for businesses involving in technology and science for the 2011-2015 period.

At the seminar, a project of “energy saving gas oven for ceramics businesses” co-held by the department, PECSME and Bat Trang Ceramics Design and Production Company lured many participants. The project saves 15-20% of gas consumption, improves the quality of products and decrease production costs.

Reported by K.Vinh – Translated by A.C