The Oka company, part of Khazar OJSC, has become the first company in Azerbaijan to launch colored glass production. Assistance was given by glass research institutions in Russia and the Ukraine and t…
The Oka company, part of Khazar OJSC, has become the first company in Azerbaijan to launch colored glass production. Assistance was given by glass research institutions in Russia and the Ukraine and the Institute of Chemical Processes of Azerbaijan. Mr. Gudrat Kerimov, the Chairman of Khazar OJSC said that Oka could make blue, green, yellow and red glass in four specially built furnaces which can produce 1,500 colored glass items daily. The company has already produced 40,000 items of this kind and exported them by sea to Turkey and France. “We expect to achieve large output and export of our product, which is of high quality and safe for the environment,” Mr. Kerimov noted. The glass can be used to make chandeliers, souvenirs, house appliances, dishes, etc. It is said to be 30-40% cheaper than similar goods made abroad. The raw materials are mainly produced in Azerbaijan and partly imported from CIS countries.