Azerbaijan, Baku, May 7 / Trend /
Annual demand of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) in asphalt is around one million square meters, the company said.
To meet demand in asphalt, the company launched a new plant with capacity of 56 tons per day. The company produced 450,000 square meters of asphalt within 11 months. In the future, the annual production capacity of this enterprise will be increased to 800,000 - 1 million tons per year.
Road repair and construction institution was formed at the Neftegazstroy trust to provide the SOCAR enterprises with asphalt. This enterprise has been provided with modern equipment for transport, laying asphalt, as well as training and study of the roadway.
SOCAR has also purchased special equipment from the United States for horizontal drilling. This installation is used to construct passages over rivers, railroads and highways during the construction of pipelines. A total of 11 passages have been laid with the use of this facility.