Russian Firm to Rehabilitate 7 Iraqi Glass Plants

Iraq's General Company for Glass and Refractories has signed a partnership contract with what the Ministry of Industry describes as the "Federation of Russian Companies".

The partnership aims to establish and rehabilitate seven glass and ceramic factories in Anbar governorate:

• A sanitary ware and ceramics production plant with a capacity of 15 tons/day;
• A glass plate production plant with a capacity of 120 tons/day;
• A factory for the production of glass medical bottles with a capacity of 95 tons/day;
• A ceramic wall grouting plant with a capacity of 6000 square meters/day;
• A ceramic floor grouting plant with a capacity of 12000 square meters/day;
• A factory for the production of bottles and jars with a capacity of 175 tons/day; and,
• A flat float glass plant with a capacity of 700 tons/day.