Tashkent, Oct. 25 -- The project of the Orient Ceramics enterprise was presented to the Head of the state in 2017 during his trip to Chilanzar district of the capital.

Over the past time, a modern building was built on an unused land plot, outfitted with imported equipment for the production of ceramic goods. The total cost of the enterprise that was launched earlier in July is 14 million US dollars; it is capable of manufacturing 3.6 million square meters of ceramic products a year.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the technological process at the company, examined product samples. The goods are almost entirely made from local raw materials, and therefore much cheaper than foreign counterparts. One-third of the output i...