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About 3 mln tons of cement produced in Tajikistan in 2017

4 January 2018 13:06 (UTC+04:00)
About 3 mln tons of cement produced in Tajikistan in 2017

By Kamila Aliyeva

Over one million tons of cement was exported by Tajikistan for the whole of last year.

About three million tons of cement was produced in the country in 2017, Avesta reported.

Most of this product is being realized inside the republic and used for the construction of hydraulic structures, roads and bridges, houses and other infrastructure.

At present there are thirteen cement production enterprises in the country. However, only five cement enterprises are engaged in export.

Tajik cement is exported to Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. The bulk of exports falls on Afghanistan.

Earlier, it was reported that the internal needs of the republic in cement are estimated at 3-3.5 million tons per year. The cement deficit in the country is covered by imports from Pakistan and Iran.

The country has 13 cement plants with a total production capacity of 4.7 million tons per year. At present, cement of brands 400, 500 and 600 is produced in Tajikistan.

Tajikistan started deliveries of cement to neighboring countries in 2015. Then, only 500 tons of this construction material was exported. In the current year, the republic not only increased exports, but for the first time completely abandoned the import of cement.

Over the past eight years, China has helped Tajikistan to increase cement production by almost ten times through investing in the introduction of new facilities.

At the same time, these achievements are of concern to Tajik environmentalists, who believe that an increase in the number of cement plants causes irreparable harm to the environment and the health of the country’s inhabitants.

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Kamila Aliyeva is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Kami_Aliyeva

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