Largest Central Asian cement plant opens in Uzbekistan

The largest cement plant in Central Asia has been commissioned in the Sherabad district of the Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan. Construction of the Sherabad cement plant has been carried out by Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine (AMMC) JSC. The cost of the project was US$212.8m and its capacity is 1.5Mt/yr. The majority of the cement produced will be directed toward domestic demand.

The Turkish DAL Teknik Makina Ticaret ve Sanayi AS company also participated in the construction of the plant. The project with the cost of US$250 million will be financed due to own resources of AGMK, loans of the Fund for Reconstructon and Development of Uzbekistan and commercial banks.