DUSHANBE, November 25, 2015, Asia-Plus – Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda today visited the Hisor district to get acquainted with the progress of construction of metallurgical plant.
Meanwhile, an official source in the government says the construction of the metallurgical plant in Hisor is nearing completion.
Construction of the plant began in 2011, and to-date, the limited liability company, Tajik-Chinese Integrated Iron-and-Steel Works, which is constructing the plant, has fulfilled 95 percent of construction and assembling works, the source noted.
The plant that will produce reinforcing steels, iron sheets, beams and angel bars as well as channel girders, wires and iron pipes is expected to be introduced into operation in 2016. It will produce 1200,000 of output and create 500 new jobs at the initial stage. Gradually, the plant’s annual capacity will be raised to 400,000 tons and the total number of workers will be brought to 2,000.
