Asphalt processing plant opens in Rustavi with state support
A new processing plant has been launched in Rustavi, outside capital Tbilisi, in a ₾30 million ($11.34mln) project for producing "high-quality asphalt of a Euro standard". Photo: Ministry of Economy
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A new processing plant has been launched in Rustavi, outside capital Tbilisi, in a ₾30 million ($11.34mln) project for producing "high-quality asphalt of a Euro standard", the Ministry of Economy said on Thursday.
The facility will serve the purpose of producing the product used in roads, in response to needs of large-scale road-building projects across Georgia, and has been repurposed from an earlier plant in a state programme.
Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili said the plant complied with current environmental requirements and its impact on the environment was “minimised”.
We may not have all the raw materials, nor do we have large oil resources [in the country], [...] but we can import and process raw materials in Georgia, produce high-tech processes [...] and, in general, create additional value here and contribute to our economy”, he noted.
This plant “fully meets our economic plans and goals”, the Minister said at the launch of the facility that currently employs 70 individuals, most of them Rustavi residents.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday said the recently signed Black Sea submarine cable international project, a move initiated by his Government, would ensure “direct connection” between Georgian and European energy systems, in comments summing up the Government’s work throughout the year.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday discussed the implementation process of the 280 MW Nenskra hydro power plant project in the country’s north-western Svaneti region with the CEO of the investing Korean company K-Water, the government press office said.
New steel plant will be built in Georgia by 2023 within the Produce in Georgia state program, the Georgian government press office reported today.
Ministers of Economy, Agriculture sum up state supported projects
In total 1,806 new business projects have been financed in Georgia since 2013 which created about 53,000 new jobs, while investments amounted to 2.5 billion GEL, Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava and Agriculture Minister Levan Davitashvili have announced today.