BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 19
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
Production of import-substituting construction materials is growing in Turkmenistan, Trend reports with reference to Business Turkmenistan information portal.
Thus, the Turkmendemironumleri (Turkmen Steel Products) metallurgical plant in the Akhal region of the country manufactured products worth 135.4 million Turkmen manat ($38.7 million) in January-September of this year.
In recent years, the company has established new production lines for various types of products, which made it possible to speed up the processing of customer orders. In addition, the company's products are delivered to the country's construction sites on a contractual basis.
The building materials industry is gaining momentum in Turkmenistan. A powerful construction cluster is being created in Ovadandepe industrial zone of Gokdepe district of Turkmenistan's Ahal region.
Among the products manufactured by the local construction enterprises are the facing stone, cement, bricks, non-metallic building materials, metal structures, plastic and fiberglass pipes.
Turkmenistan’s abundant natural resources allow to increase the production of expanded clay, the main component for which is mudstone, extracted at the Yagmansky field in the Balkan region.
The priority sphere of the building materials industry is the production of well cement for the oil and gas industry as well as cement of various grades, including portland cement (sulfate-resistant cement), which isused in laying foundations, construction of bridge supports and hydraulic structures.
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