S Korea Builders Win $2.1B Uzbekistan Gas And Chemical Plant Project

S Korea Builders Win $2.1B Uzbekistan Gas And Chemical Plant Project
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Τρι, 23 Αυγούστου 2011 - 17:12
South Korean construction companies won a $2.1 billion deal to build a facility for producing gas and chemical products in Surgil of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said Tuesday.
South Korean construction companies won a $2.1 billion deal to build a facility for producing gas and chemical products in Surgil of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said Tuesday.

South Korean companies including Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd. (028050.SE), GS Engineering & Construction Corp. (006360.SE) and Hyundai Engineering Co. will aim to start construction of the facility next year, the ministry said in a statement.

The statement comes amid South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's visit to Central Asian countries including
Uzbekistan .

It wasn't immediately clear how the work will be divided up among the construction companies.

The statement also follows a decision made by Korea Gas Corp. (036460.SE) in 2008 to establish a joint venture company with
Uzbekistan 's state-run gas company Uzbekneftegaz for the development of the Surgil gas field.

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