The first textile production facility to produce medical and cosmetic cotton was opened on June 29 in the Ashgabat Textile Complex, the construction and erection of which, was done by a Turkish enterprise.

A modern plant has been built for the processing of cotton, which will employ around 140 people. The plant has a capacity to produce 4,200 tonnes of medical cotton and 12.4 million packages of cosmetic cotton products per year.

The raw material needed for manufacturing medical cotton is available in adequate quantities, since Turkmenistan is a major producer of cotton. The processing plant was inaugurated by the President of Turkmenistan.

The Ashgabat textile complex located in the southeast of Ashgabat vividly exemplifies an effective approach to organization of production requiring advanced technologies and marketing decisions.

 The complex supplied with up-to-date equipment includes several factories with the complete manufacturing cycle. Ginned cotton is delivered to the textile complex, which manufactures knitwear of high demand all over the world.