Navoiazot announces tender for modernization of nitric acid production capacities

According to the tender terms, the winner should construct capacities of nitric acid production on “turn-key” bases. The project should be implemented within 36 months.

The project will be financed due to own resources of Navoiazot, loan of Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan, loans of foreign banks, as well as loans of the contractor.

The tender proposals will be accepted till 12 September. The tender results will be announced in the end of 2014.

Earlier it was reported that the project envisages complex reconstruction of facilities for production of nitric acids based on new power and technologic equipment.

The reconstruction will help to increase production of non-concentrated nitric acid by 1.4 times – to 500,000 tonnes a year.

Navoiazot is a largest chemical enterprise, which was launched in 1964.It produces nitric fertilizers, nitronic fibre and other products.