Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Oct.7 / Trend, H. Hasanov /
The Turkmen Supreme Control Chamber audited the production capacity of the Ministry of Building Materials Industry, an official Turkmen source said on Friday.
The results of analysis of the economic efficiency of their use were presented at the most recent governmental meeting.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov said during the meeting that "the further the growth of domestic output of construction materials that meet international standards, the more the strategy of technological renovation of the sector becomes a priority condition for the development of housing and industrial construction in the country".
Berdimuhammadov said that Turkmenistan is rich in natural resources for the construction of new high-tech enterprises and organizations on modern innovation based on joint productions with foreign partners.
Turkmenistan has already launched production of gas, concrete, marble and metal-roll. A plant for the production of glass and glass products, commissioned in December 2013 will operate in the outskirts of Ashgabat.
Berdimuhammadov emphasized the necessity of the efficient use of existing capacities of the sector, expanding the range of products of its enterprises given market requirements and its prospects.