Wealth of the Turkmen land, practice of successful cotton cultivation of many years, high potential of other kinds of agricultural raw material predetermined active development of textile industry in the country. Ranking among priority sectors of the national economy, this export-oriented sector fitted with up-to-date equipment dominates in commodity volume of light industry. Its accelerated development is of great importance in ensuring stable economic growth, employment of working population, upgrade of living standards.
The independence years have become the period of drastic restructuring and modernization of textile industry of Turkmenistan. Within this period, it has been erected over 30 large and medium textile complexes, plants and enterprises located in immediate proximity to the source of raw materials and providing full production cycle – from processing of cotton fiber up to production of finished products.
At present, the plants on processing of over 150 thousand tons of cotton fiber have been created in the textile industry. It exceeds 15 times the level of 1991. Such level has been provided owing to the construction of several tens of enterprises for production of various assortments of the import-substituting and export-oriented textile goods - cotton yarn, cotton cloths, woolen, silk, knitted fabrics, knitted articles and garments and others.
Dynamics of the growth paces of manufacture of major types of products: cotton yarn – over 20 times, cotton cloths – over 5 times, knotted fabric – nearly 3 times reflect development scale of the country’s textile industry within the twenty-year period. On the basis of the new enterprises, it was created joint ventures and joint-stock companies with the foreign capital.
The position of Turkmenistan, which manufactures competitive goods in the world rating of countries-producers of textile products, has been consolidated. Bulk of textile products, being manufactured in the country, is exported abroad, including the USA, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Turkey, China, Ukraine and other countries.
Alongside with expansion of production and technical potential, the line on increase of assortment of production has been intensified in the textile industry. Within the last years, a series of large enterprises of the textile sector has been constructed. These are the Ashgabat textile complex, the cotton-spinning factory in Abadan, the panne velvet factory in Rukhabat etrap, the factory for production of medical cotton wool and cosmetic articles in Ashgabat, the cotton-spinning factory for production of mixed yarn from cotton and synthetic fiber in the Rukhabat etrap, the garment factory in Bereket, the cotton-spinning factory in the Akhal, Lebap and Dashoguz provinces and others. The new cotton-spinning factories are specialized in production of cotton yarn of ring spinning, which is in particular demand in the world textile market.
Within the framework of the “National Program of the President of Turkmenistan on socio-economic development of the country until 2012-2016”, it was envisaged further expansion of production potential in the textile sector. In 2012, it is planned to complete the construction of the complex of weaving and dyeing factories in the Rukhabat etrap for production of fabric from mixed yarn, which is in great demand in the world market. Putting into exploitation of new enterprises within 2012-2016 allows increasing the cotton yarn production nearly 1.5 times, and production of cotton cloths will increase over 1.3 times.
In accordance with the “National Program of socio-economic development of Turkmenistan until 2011-2030”, the role of one of the priority sectors is preserved by the textile industry in long-term outlook. The strategic goals of development of the textile sector have been set. It is the further satiation of home market, increase of volumes and diversification of export structure, rising of competitiveness of the national commodity producers, increase of share of production of high processing level and value added.
The independence years have become the period of drastic restructuring and modernization of textile industry of Turkmenistan. Within this period, it has been erected over 30 large and medium textile complexes, plants and enterprises located in immediate proximity to the source of raw materials and providing full production cycle – from processing of cotton fiber up to production of finished products.
At present, the plants on processing of over 150 thousand tons of cotton fiber have been created in the textile industry. It exceeds 15 times the level of 1991. Such level has been provided owing to the construction of several tens of enterprises for production of various assortments of the import-substituting and export-oriented textile goods - cotton yarn, cotton cloths, woolen, silk, knitted fabrics, knitted articles and garments and others.
Dynamics of the growth paces of manufacture of major types of products: cotton yarn – over 20 times, cotton cloths – over 5 times, knotted fabric – nearly 3 times reflect development scale of the country’s textile industry within the twenty-year period. On the basis of the new enterprises, it was created joint ventures and joint-stock companies with the foreign capital.
The position of Turkmenistan, which manufactures competitive goods in the world rating of countries-producers of textile products, has been consolidated. Bulk of textile products, being manufactured in the country, is exported abroad, including the USA, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Turkey, China, Ukraine and other countries.
Alongside with expansion of production and technical potential, the line on increase of assortment of production has been intensified in the textile industry. Within the last years, a series of large enterprises of the textile sector has been constructed. These are the Ashgabat textile complex, the cotton-spinning factory in Abadan, the panne velvet factory in Rukhabat etrap, the factory for production of medical cotton wool and cosmetic articles in Ashgabat, the cotton-spinning factory for production of mixed yarn from cotton and synthetic fiber in the Rukhabat etrap, the garment factory in Bereket, the cotton-spinning factory in the Akhal, Lebap and Dashoguz provinces and others. The new cotton-spinning factories are specialized in production of cotton yarn of ring spinning, which is in particular demand in the world textile market.
Within the framework of the “National Program of the President of Turkmenistan on socio-economic development of the country until 2012-2016”, it was envisaged further expansion of production potential in the textile sector. In 2012, it is planned to complete the construction of the complex of weaving and dyeing factories in the Rukhabat etrap for production of fabric from mixed yarn, which is in great demand in the world market. Putting into exploitation of new enterprises within 2012-2016 allows increasing the cotton yarn production nearly 1.5 times, and production of cotton cloths will increase over 1.3 times.
In accordance with the “National Program of socio-economic development of Turkmenistan until 2011-2030”, the role of one of the priority sectors is preserved by the textile industry in long-term outlook. The strategic goals of development of the textile sector have been set. It is the further satiation of home market, increase of volumes and diversification of export structure, rising of competitiveness of the national commodity producers, increase of share of production of high processing level and value added.