Baku, Azerbaijan, March 17
By Anvar Mammadov - Trend:
Azerbaijan will export the construction materials produced by Swiss SIKA company at Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park to near abroad, deputy director of the industrial park, Zaur Mammadov, told reporters March 17.
"The products manufactured at SIKA plant will be used not only for domestic needs, but also exported to Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia and Iran," said Mammadov.
He noted that currently, many companies are interested in becoming a resident of Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park.
"The park has six residents. Companies from Canada, Austria, South Korea, Hungary, Croatia and other countries also show interest in starting production in various spheres such as pharmaceutics, medical and chemical products, construction and so on," said Mammadov.
The Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park chooses its residents based on such criteria as the use of innovative technologies, compliance of technologies with environmental standards and the products should be export-oriented and competitive, according to the deputy director.
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to create the Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park in December of 2011.
The territory of Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park will be divided into two parts: administrative and social zone and industrial zone.
Edited by SI
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