Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Jan. 21
By Demir Azizov- Trend:
Uzbekistan completed a project on expanding capacities of the Kungrad Soda Plant with the cost of $110 million.
China's CITIC Ltd. realized a project on expansion of the plant, which specialized in production of soda ash.
Kungrad Soda Plant is only enterprise on production of soda ash in Central Asia. The enterprise was commissioned in August 2006 by China's Citic Pacific Ltd. and Uzkimyosanoat. Total project cost was $100 million.
The project capacity of the enterprise is 200,000 tons of ash soda a year. The main raw material for construction of soda ash is sodium chloride (salt) and limestone.
All main raw materials for production are produced in Uzbekistan. The sodium chloride is mined at Barsakelmes deposit, located 53 km away from Kungrad Soda Plant and limestone at Jamansay limestone deposit, developed at 250 km away from the plant. According to geologists, the approved reserves of these raw materials can satisfy demand of the plant for over 100 years.