BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 14
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
Turkmenistan has launched the production of Portland cement of the brand with active mineral additives-basalt porphyrites and flask, Trend reports with reference to the State News Agency of Turkmenistan.
The raw materials for this production are rocks from Ufra deposit of basalt porphyrites and the Akbulak deposit in Lebap reion.
These mineral additives are distinguished by their physical and chemical properties, which makes it possible to produce high-quality cement.
Among the products manufactured by the local construction enterprises in Turkmenistan 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.