...

Turkmenistan appoints minister of textile industry

Turkmenistan Materials 13 September 2014 10:27 (UTC +04:00)
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a decree on appointment of Tachmammet Gurbanmammedov as Minister of the textile industry
Turkmenistan appoints minister of textile industry

Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept.13

By Huseyn Hasanov - Trend:

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a decree on appointment of Tachmammet Gurbanmammedov as Minister of the textile industry, states the report of the Government of Turkmenistan Sept.12.

The report notes that the appointment of the Gurbanmammedov as the textile industry minister was discussed at a government meeting, where the president of Turkmenistan drew attention to the fact that the textile industry is one of the main sectors of the economy of the country.

Berdimuhamedov expressed dissatisfaction with the former minister of textile industry of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Batyrov, according to the report.

"The enterprises of the industry make products that are of large market demand, however, there are difficulties in their realization," according to the report.

"The matter is that the ministry services made for market studies and placement of goods there, basically do not work," the president noted. "No work is carried out for the modernization of the textile enterprises, and in this regard equipment on many of them becomes obsolete."

In addition, the head of state noted that no work is carried out in order to upgrade the equipment, the work of the enterprises has not been established on the necessary level.

The work on training of the specialists needed for industry is also unsatisfactory, the report said.

Cotton is traditionally grown in Turkmenistan. Cotton is the basis for the development of the textile industry. Its annual turnover is about $400 million.

As of 2013 this sphere is presented by 74 enterprises, namely, 32 textile complexes, cotton spinning and weaving mills, 17 garment factories, seven silk enterprises, two wool processing companies, three knitting companies and others.

During the years of independence dozens of textile companies, totaling more than $1.6 billion were built. This increased the volume of domestically processed cotton up to 51 percent.

Most of the domestic goods are exported to the U.S, Canada, Germany, England, Russia, Italy, Turkey, China, Ukraine.

Such companies as Puma, Bershka, Nautika, Sara Lee, WalMart, JC Penney and others are among the customers of ready-made goods from Turkmenistan.

Turkmenistan's facilities can produce up to 177,000 tons of various yarn, 186 million square meters of various fabrics, 11,000 tons of various knitted fabrics, 7,200 of terry fabrics and 80 million pieces of knitwear and garments a year.

Tags:
Latest

Latest