Pravda vostoka newspaper reported that till the end of 2013, the plant will produce 102,000 tonnes of soda, of which 22 will be exported.

Kungrad Soda Plant realizes several new projects. In the second quarter of 2014, the plant plans to launch production of hyper-pressed bricks at the capacity of 20 million units a year.

The plant will launch production of new goods from limestone in the mid of 2014. It will help to create 65 new jobs.

By the end of 2015, Kungrad Soda Plant will begin production of glassware. The capacity of the plant will be 100 million units a year, of which 30% will be exported.

Kungrad Soda Plant is only enterprise on production of soda ash in Central Asia. The enterprise was commissioned in August 2006 by China’s Citic Pacific Ltd. and Uzkimyosanoat. Total project cost was US$250 million.

In line with contract, Citic Pacific Ltd. designed and constructed technical part of the plant on “on turnkey” basis with the cost of US$32.3 million. China Industrial-Commercial Bank financed technological part of the project under insurance coverage of China Export-Credit Insurance Corporation (90% of the contract) and loan of Uzpromstroytbank (10% of contract) under the guarantee of the Uzbekistan Government.

General construction works were executed by local insurance companies due to own resources of Uzkimyosanoat. The project capacity of the enterprise is 100,000 tonnes of ash soda a year. The main raw material for construction of soda ash is sodium chloride (salt) and limestone.

All main raw materials for production are produced in Uzbekistan. The sodium chloride is mined at Barsakelmes deposit, located 53km away from Kungrad Soda Plant and limestone at Jamansay limestone deposit, developed at 250 km away from the plant. According to geologists, the approved reserves of these raw materials can satisfy demand of the plant for over 100 years.