Enterprises of Uzstroymateriali produce goods for 552bn soums in 1Q

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Enterprises of Uzstroymateriali manufactured products for 551.7 billion soums in current prices in the first quarter of 2016.

The company said that the figure grew by 6.1% compared to the same period of 2016 in comparable prices.

The industry produced consumer goods for 42.8 billion soums in January-March 2016, which rose by 3.3% year-on-year.

In the reporting period, the Uzbek companies produced 1.812 million tonnes of cement, which rose by 6.8% year-on-year.

Production of construction glass rose by 3.4% year-on-year in January-March 2016 to 1.897 million square meters and gypsum board – by 19.8% to 5.571 million square meters.

The industry’s enterprises increased production of gypsum-based mortars by 44.7% to 11,200 tonnes, lime - 11.2 times to 5,100 tonnes and construction of gypsum - 10.6% to 11,100 tonnnes.