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Tajikistan records 24% production rise

31 December 2018, Published under Cement News

Tajikistan recorded a 24 per cent YoY rise in cement production to o ver 3.5 Mt  in  Jan-Nov 2018,  with about  40 per cent of this volume exported to neighbouring countries, according to media reports.   Uzbekistan received most of the  country's   exports at a  total  of 738,000t since the beginning of the year.   Meanwhile, cement exports to Afghanistan reached 481,000t and 85,000t were exported to Kyrgyzstan.   Production in Tajikistan amounted ...

Tajikistan reports 30% increase in exports

29 November 2018, Published under Cement News

Tajikistan exported 1.1Mt of cement to neighbouring countries in the first 10 months of 2018, an increase of 30 per cent compared to the year-ago period, according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT). In the 10M18, the country exported 670,000t to Uzbekistan, 423,000t to Afghanistan and 80,000t to Kyrgyzstan. Tajik-Chinese joint ventures Chzhungtsai Mohir Cement, Huaxin Gayur Cement and Huaxin Gayur Sughd Cement reportedly accounted for 38.5 per cent, 32.6 per cent an...

New plants to be constructed in Uzbekistan

06 August 2018, Published under Cement News

A Tajikistan-based cement producer has announced plans to construct a facility in Surxondaryo, Uzbekistan, in the near future, according to Kazakhstan Newsline. "The plant will be built at the expense of a private company that produces cement in Tajikistan. We welcome and support the intention of the Tajik private business to invest in the economy of the neighboring state," said Nematullo Hikmatullozoda, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan. Mr Hikmatull...

Tajikistan increases cement exports to Uzbekistan

20 April 2018, Published under Cement News

Cement exports from Tajikistan to Uzbekistan increased by 162,000t in the last year, Exports to Kyrgyzstan were up by 16,800t, but exports to Afghanistan fell by 10,600t (8.8 per cent) in 2017. The main producers of cement in the first quarter of 2018 were the Tajik-Chinese Chung Tsai Mohir Cement and Huaxin Guyar cement companies in Khatlon region. The cement plants of Tajikistan over the first three months (January-March 2018) produced 774,000t of cement, the Ministry of Industry and ...

Tajikistan records 84% increase in cement production

17 April 2018, Published under Cement News

Tajikistan has recorded an 83.5 per cent YoY increase in cement production in the first quarter of this year, rising to 782,400t from 426,400t. The production of cement in 2018 is expected to improve upon the previous year due to new infrastructure projects, increasing exports, and planned residential housing construction, according to Business World. The country’s main export markets are Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. In the 1Q18, exports to Uzbekistan reached 172,000t, while dispatches to A...

Tajikistan produced 3Mt of cement in 2017

05 January 2018, Published under Cement News

Tajikistan’s cement factories turned out 3Mt of cement in 2017 and exported some 1Mt of this output. Domestic deliveries were primarily used in the construction of hydraulic structures, roads and bridges as well as housing. The country’s demand is estimated at 3-3.5Mta, with imports from Pakistan and Iran covering the domestic supply deficit. Total cement capacity in the country stands at 4.7Mta. Afghanistan is the main export destination, but cement was also dispatched to Uzbekistan a...

Tajikistan and Pakistan discuss ways to improve trade relations

01 December 2017, Published under Cement News

Representatives from Tajikistan and Pakistan have discussed ways to improve trade relations for the mutual benefit of both countries, with the cement industry identified as a potential area of cooperation. Jononov Sherali, Ambassador of Tajikistan, said that the geographical locations of both countries offer as-yet untapped opportunities for working together, during a meeting with the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mr Sherali also commented on how Pakistan could become on...

Tajikistan cement to flourish with Chinese investment

06 January 2017, Published under Cement News

This week it was reported that Tajikistan’s cement production had rocketed up by 41 per cent to 1.8Mt in the first 11 months of 2016, according to the Times of Central Asia. The Central Asian country has seen substantial investment in tnew cement capacity and in 2016 it launched the 1.2Mta Jung-Tsai Mohir cement plant in Yovon province, 30km south of Dushanbe. The Chinese are particularly active in this market. Huaxin Cement first launched its cement business in the country in 2013 as a ...

Tajikistan: cement production rises 40% in 11M2016

05 January 2017, Published under Cement News

Production of cement in Tajikistan rose by over 41 per cent in the first 11 months of 2016 compared to the same period in the previous year, the Times of Central Asia reports. In total, the country produced more than 1.8Mt of cement in the 11 months to November 2016. Tajikistan currently has 12 cement plants with a combined capacity of 4Mta, the newest of which – operated by Jung-Tsai Mohir Cement – has a capacity of 1.2Mta. Exports from Tajikistan amounted to 256,000t in the first ...

Tajikistan starts cement exports to Uzbekistan

18 October 2016, Published under Cement News

Tajikistan has commenced the export of cement to Uzbekistan, according to the Tajik Ministry of Industry. Since the start of this year, the country has witnessed a steep growth in cement output, boosted by the commissioning of Huaxin Gayur Cement Co, which commissioned its Yovon plant in late September 2015 and first shipped cement to Afghanistan in January 2016. In the first nine months of 2016, Tajikistan produced 1.508Mt of cement, 408,200t more than the previous year’s correspondi...