Brick and Pottery Factory

There are still some old brick and pottery factories or kilns in this area. They are located near the river, because clay is near there and once the bricks are ready, water transport is the cheapest way to transport the products elsewhere. The factories look like big beehives.

The government had decided that these kilns should be replaced by the end of 2010, because of the high pollution they are causing. Till now this has not happened, because switching to more environmentally friendly tunnel brick-kilns is too expensive for most producers. Efforts to minimise pollution have not been successful either, also because of the high costs. It is interesting to see how the bricks and pottery is made