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By Aynur Jafarova

A new plant dealing with the ammonia and carbamide productions will be put into operation in Mary (Turkmenistan) in the near future, Turkmenchemistry State Concern said on September 4.

The issue of commissioning the new plant was discussed at the last meeting of the Turkmen cabinet ministers.

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov focused on the need for further modernization and intensification of infrastructure of the domestic chemical industry.

"As the president stressed, the construction of new modern enterprises with advanced technologies in Turkmenistan will increase the output of high quality competitive products and create new jobs," according to a statement.

Earlier, it was reported that the preliminary cost of the plant construction project in Mary district was estimated at $1 billion. The capacity of the plant will be 400,000 tons of ammonia and 640,000 tons of carbamide per year.

The project is implemented in accordance with a contract signed between the Turkmenchemistry State Concern and a consortium of Japanese companies "Kawasaki Plant Systems, Ltd" and "Sojits Corporation". Turkish "Ronesans Turkmen Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi" is engaged in the construction.

Turkmenistan's potential allows producing all kinds of fertilizers in large quantities completely meeting the country's domestic needs.