ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, August 23. Turkmenistan is completing the construction of the second part of the Lebap Cement Plant, located in the Koytendag district of the country, Trend reports.
According to the official source, the customer for the construction of the second part of this enterprise is the Ministry of Industry and Construction Production of Turkmenistan.
Meanwhile, the modernization of the plant began in the summer of 2020, and its commissioning is scheduled for the end of September this year.
Lebap Cement Plant produced 1.1 million tons of cement in 2022, which is 109,000 tons more than in the same period in 2021.
This cement plant was put into operation in February 2013. The products manufactured here are sold not only on the domestic market but also abroad.
Due to the increasing dynamics of the construction of industrial and social facilities in Turkmenistan, industry is becoming one of the major sectors of the economy.