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Kungrad Soda Plant exports 23,000 tonnes of soda ash

Kungrad Soda Plant exports 23,000 tonnes of soda ash
Kungrad Soda Plant exports 23,000 tonnes of soda ash
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Kungrad Soda Plant exported 23,000 tonnes of soda ash in past period of 2009.

The plant supplies soda ach to machinery and chemical industries’ enterprises of Uzbekistan and neighbouring countries - Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.

Kungrad Soda Plant was commissioned in August 2006. The Kungrad Soda Plant cost the founders US$100 million. The designed capacity of the plant is 100,000 tonnes of soda ash a year.

The plant produced 71,000 tonnes of soda ash in 2008 and plans to increase this number to 75,000 tonnes.

Uzbekistan annually consumes about 56,000 tonnes of soda ash a year.

Anvar Umarov
Anvar Umarov

Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.