Turkmenistan plans to establish production of metallurgical silicon from local raw materials. The relevant measures are taken by the Ministry of industry and construction. This was stated today at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers in charge of the construction industry, Deputy Prime Minister Shamuhammet Durdylyev.

After hearing the report, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stressed the exceptional importance of the measures taken to develop the domestic heavy industry and focused the attention of the relevant managers on the need to continue to study in detail and work out the possibility of producing high-demand construction products based on local raw materials.

In this context, it was noted that the research of numerous mineral deposits should be continued, which will significantly expand the range of building materials produced in the country.

In the future, the active industrial development of local resources and the creation of new production facilities will not only increase the pace of construction of various facilities in the country, but also establish the export of high-quality products. This will directly contribute to the rapid development of the construction sector and create additional jobs, which means that it will further strengthen the national economy.

Noting that the new products should be tested in a special laboratory of the Main state service "Turkmenstandartlary" and fully meet the requirements, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov gave the Deputy Prime Minister specific instructions, the state news Agency of Turkmenistan reports.