Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City has proposed Vietnam's Ministry of Construction to adjust its cement development plan, so that no new cement projects will be licensed in the metropolis and existing plants will be relocated.

Ho Chi Minh City currently has eight cement firms which run nine plants, including six in industrial parks, the municipal authorities said on Friday, adding that the existing plants should be relocated to other localities.

The city will keep only cement distribution facilities, which do not produce cement, in industrial parks to make it less polluted by dust and noise. (Source: Source: Xinhua News)