Baku, July 5 (AZERTAC). President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended the opening of a new production line at the Gazakh cement plant. 

The President was informed that the "Industrial, Construction and Investment Corporation Accord" OJSC and the International Bank of Azerbaijan are successfully implementing an investment project on the construction of a cement plant owned by "Accord". The construction of the enterprise began in 2010.

It was noted that an asphalt road had been build from the Gazakh-Georgian border highway to the Dash Salahli village. The monitor installed at the start of the road runs videos about the life and work of the great leader and the consistent measures he had taken for the development of the economy and regions. A railway and a 110-kilovolt power line have been laid along the asphalt road to the plant. A water line, an irrigation canal, a dam to protect against floods and other facilities have also been built.There is a statue of national leader Heydar Aliyev on the plant premises. A park has been set up here on the basis of an interesting design. A six-storey four-star hotel with 56 rooms covering a total area of more than 4,000 square meters and a fully-equipped three-storey canteen for 250 people have been built as well. The construction of a 69-room and five-storey office building with a total area of 3,400 square meters has also been completed. A number of facilities are currently under construction on the premises.

Then President Ilham Aliyev reviewed the office building. On the first floor there is a photo stand describing the measures carried out by great leader Heydar Aliyev and President Ilham Aliyev towards socioeconomic development of the country, including the districts. The office building has all the conditions for the normal work of employees. Special attention is paid to the application of information and communication technologies.

While at the central control room, the head of state was provided with detailed information about the enterprise. The stands on display describe the workflow, the investment project on the construction and the master plan of the plant.

Using a model of the enterprise, President Ilham Aliyev was informed that the construction of the plant with a designed capacity of 2,500 tons of clinker and 1 million tons of cement is conducted in two stages. As part of the first phase, the cement production line is to be commissioned, while the second will see completion of construction and assembly work on the production of clinker. In March of this year, construction and assembly work on the cement production line was completed, enabling the start of cold and hot trials of the equipment. The trials have been successful. The plant will produce cement of several brands and has already received relevant certificates of conformity.

In order to regularly check the quality of raw materials used in the production of cement and the finished products, the factory operates a chemical and physical laboratory. The laboratory conducts chemical, physical and mechanical trials of gypsum, limestone, marl, clay, volcanic ash, clinker and cement types.

The automatic plant control system is programmed by experts from Siemens and fitted with cutting-edge equipment. The plant is controlled from a central control room.

President Ilham Aliyev launched the production line from here.

It was noted that assembly work at the section for clinker production is progressing according to plan. This production line is scheduled for commissioning this year. The overall production complex of the enterprise includes 49 buildings and installations, of which 34 are main and 15 auxiliary ones. In order to meet the demand for the mineral raw materials required for cement production, a plot of land covering 452 hectares has been allocated. The implementation of this project plays an important part in the socioeconomic development of the western region of Azerbaijan. The capacity of the production line will be 2,500 tons of clinker per day.

There are plans to engage 700 people who will work at mining, transport and other facilities. Most of the workers will come from Gazakh and surrounding districts.

After reviewing the plant, President Ilham Aliyev met with the plant team and representatives of the local public.

The head of state delivered a speech.

Speaking afterwards were the chairman of the Board of Directors of "Accord", Khagani Guluzadeh, and local resident Mammad Yusifov.

In conclusion, a photo was taken as a souvenir.