# New glass factory in Ahal Velayat, Turkmenistan starts test production

A new glass factory in Ahal Velayat, Turkmenistan, started test mode production in December 2017. The facility, built since 2015, has a capacity of 7.2 million square meters of glass and 85 million bottles per year, aiming to reduce imports and enable exports.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-12-15
- Where: Ahal Velayat, Turkmenistan
- Starts operating: 15 Dec 2017
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 7.2 million square meters of glass per year; 85 million bottles per year
- Products: transparent glass, tinted glass, laminated glass, tempered glass, glass bottles
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Government of Turkmenistan](https://endata.com/companies/28850.md)

## Sources

- [turkmenistan.gov.tm](https://turkmenistan.gov.tm/en/post/9634/new-glass-factory-in-ahal-velayat-to-make-export-oriented-production), 2017-12-15: "The facility started working in test mode."

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