BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 19
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
The Yashlyk Expanded Clay Plant of Turkmenistan manufactured expanded clay in the amount of 10.19 million Turkmen manat ($2.9 million) for 2020, Trend reports with reference to the Business Turkmenistan information portal.
The reserves of raw materials in the country allow the enterprise of the construction industry to continuously produce expanded clay.
Yashlyk Expanded Clay Plant is located in the Ak Bugday district of Turkmenistan’s Akhal region.
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 Akhal 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 is used in laying foundations, construction of bridge supports and hydraulic structures.
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