Turkmenistan builds major mining complex
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov inspected the
progress of construction of mining and processing complex for the
production of potash fertilizers in the village of Garlyk during
his working trip to Lebap velayat (region) of the country, the
newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan said.
Berdimuhammadov emphasized the importance of the construction of
the largest in Central Asia Garlyk mining and processing plant for
the production of potash fertilizers.
Erected since June 2009 by the Belarusian Belgorkhimprom together
with Turkmen builders, the complex is designed to produce 1.4
million metric tons of fertilizers per year.
Garlyk, the largest deposit of natural potassium salts in
Turkmenistan, which is located in Koytendag etrap (district) of
Lebap province will become the raw material base for the
company.
The article emphasizes that the development of this field and the
construction of the plant for the extraction and enrichment of
potassium on its territory is a new milestone in the development of
the chemical industry, as well as the transformation of
Turkmenistan into an industrial power.
The management of Belgorkhimprom assured the president of
Turkmenistan that the extraction of ore from the industrial area
will be soon mastered in large-scale volumes.
The company will satisfy not only the needs of agriculture of
Turkmenistan in potash fertilizers, but also allow exporting
products in demand on the world markets, the newspaper said.
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