On August 19, the clinker cement production line with a daily output of 6300 tons in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, was successfully ignited. This marks that the Tashkent Conch Cement Project invested by Anhui Conch Group in Uzbekistan has been put into full operation.
The project is located in Ahangalan District of Tashkent Oblast, 78 kilometers southeast of Tashkent City, with a total investment of 320 million US dollars and an annual output of 2.5 million tons. The project adopts the most advanced production technology and equipment facilities in China, and its environmental protection level will be ahead of the same industry in China, providing high-quality cement products and services for Tashkent and its surrounding areas in Uzbekistan, and promoting regional economic development.
It is reported that this is the second cement project invested by Anhui Conch Group in Uzbekistan. Since 2017, the company has invested nearly 450 million US dollars in three projects in Uzbekistan, directly and indirectly driving nearly 3000 jobs and achieving an annual output value of about 300 million US dollars. In May 2022, the Karshi Conch Cement Project invested by the company in Kashkadarya was put into operation. In addition, Conch also joined hands with Shangfeng Cement to build a cement clinker production line project in Andiyan Prefecture, Uzbekistan, to build two new dry cement clinker production lines with a daily output of 5000 tons and supporting projects such as aggregates, which are scheduled to be put into operation in 2024.
Tashkent Conch is a project signed by the first "the Belt and Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum (May 2017) and is listed as a key development project in Uzbekistan. The total investment of the project is about 260 million US dollars, which has received extensive attention and strong support from governments at all levels and all walks of life. The successful ignition of the project is an important practice to implement the spirit of the Central Asian Summit held in Xi'an this year, and an important achievement of the implementation of the New Uzbekistan Development Strategy for 2022-2026. It is another monument to the traditional friendship between China and Uzbekistan and will make positive contributions to the construction of a better Uzbekistan.
The project has gone through untold hardships since its launch in 2019. After arriving in Tashkent, the project team of six people in the early stage continued to explore and build the factory area from scratch. In 2020, during the COVID-19 epidemic, the staff of the project department were retrograde with heavy loads and were quarantine in a desolate container quarantine site after entering Uzbekistan. Subsequently, due to the lockdown of a city of epidemic prevention in Ukraine, the closure of the government and the restriction of access, the project stagnated in stages, but the project team still carried forward the dedication and momentum of conch people to overcome all difficulties and ensure the smooth progress of the project. In the second half of
2020, the project began to accelerate, the general manager responsibility system for warrant processing was implemented, and the leaders in charge were responsible for their respective responsibilities, and a detailed warrant processing plan was formulated. By closely following and coordinating the efforts of the government and various parties, the three key warrants of land, limestone mining rights and environmental impact assessment in the main plant area were successfully obtained. On November 28, 2021, the construction of the main works of the company will be commenced on schedule; on September 6, 2022, the first lifting of the preheater frame will be carried out; on April 18, 2023, the kiln will be closed; on May 18, 2023, the preheater will be capped; in June 2023, the office building, dormitory building and staff canteen will be put into operation successively..
Tashkent First Deputy Governor Apodulayev, Conch General Manager Ren Yong, MCC17 Vice General Manager Wu Changguo and others attended the ignition ceremony. Apodulayev said that with the rapid development of Uzbekistan's economy, the project can effectively promote local employment and bring benefits to the people, and become a typical example of economic cooperation between Uzbekistan and China. At the same time, the project has modern facilities and meets the local environmental protection requirements.
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