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TURKMEN GLASS PRODUCTS the Turkmen leader.
In addition,
CENTRAL ASIA’S LARGEST GLASS Berdimuhamedov
stressed that
PRODUCTION FACILITY LAUNCHED Turkmenistan, which
has embarked on
The largest glass The enterprise will as 400,000 square meters industrialization, will
manufacturing enterprise produce float glass of high-quality double- give priority to the
in the Central Asian (polished, sheet glass) glazed windows. construction of high-tech
region, Türkmen aýna and various containers He also stressed industrial enterprises,
önümleri (Turkmen for the food and medical that currently 70% which will allow the state
glass products), sector. Investments in of raw materials for to ensure high rates of
opened in Ovadandepe, the project amounted to glass manufacturing economic development.
25 kilometers north USD 375 million. Over are produced in The construction of a
of Ashgabat, in 800 new jobs have been Turkmenistan, and soon large industrial complex
Turkmenistan. created. it is planned to bring the with a factory for the
“At the initial stage, 15 Berdimuhamedov noted level of localization to production of quartz sand
types of products are that the enterprise 100%. - the main raw material
planned to be produced will annually produce The commissioning for glass production
here, the assortment 3.95 million square of the enterprise will started in 2015. The
will increase with meters of transparent significantly reduce the project was implemented
time, and some part glass, 1 million square volume of imports of within the framework
of the output will be meters of tinted glass, relevant products to of state programs of
exported,” Turkmen 300,000 square meters the country, and in the import substitution and
President Gurbanguly of tempered glass and future, to export in a wide increasing the export
Berdimuhamedov said at 100,000 square meters of range of finished glass potential of the national
the opening ceremony. laminated glass, as well products, according to economy.

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