Azerbaijan, Ganja / Trend corr V. Mammadov / A gypsum producing plant in Azerbaijan's Goranboy region will be put into operation at the end of this year, the laboratory head of the plant, Isa Alaskarov, said. According to him, repair work is being carried out at the plant and old equipment is being replaced.
The raw materials will be mainly brought from the Goranboy region, Alaskarov said. The price of the produced gypsum will be respectively lower as the materials will be local. Gilan Holding jointly with German entrepreneurs will put into exploitation a gypsum-cordon producing plant in the Goranboy region, and the gypsum producing plant will supply at least 250t of gypsum a day to this plant. The remaining gypsum will be sold in the local market, he said.
According to Alaskarov, the plant will also produce glue for glazed tile and flooring tile, as well as materials for plaster. In the initial stage the plant will offer eighty jobs.