Eco-Friendly Betonite Clay Factory to Employ up to 300 in West Georgia

Within the state program ‘Produce in Georgia,’ anნ enterprise to process bentonite clay was opened in Dvabzu village, Ozurgeti Municipality in western Georgia.

The new enterprise is initially to employ 130 locals, with that number expected to increase up to 300 in the future.

At the initial stage, Askaneli Alliance LLC invested 30 million GEL in the project and intends to increase the investment up to 100 million GEL.

Georgia’s Prime Minister, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, visited the plant on Saturday to officially open it.

“Such substantial enterprises serve as a catalyst for entrepreneurial spirit within the region and the country,” the PM said, complimenting the factory for being among the most advanced, based on the sophisticated German technologies which will produce eco-friendly production.

“‘Produce in Georgia’ is a very successful program and this case is the best example of good cooperation between the public and private sectors. It is particularly noteworthy that the initiators of this project are great citizens of our country, who managed to succeed abroad, and then chose to return to their motherland to engage in the advancement and prosperity of our country,” PM Kvirikashvili stated.

The government-led a 46 million GEL ($27 million USD) program Produce in Georgia, was launched on June 1, 2014 and is aimed at aiding the recovery of the country’s production industry and, in turn, improving Georgia’s economic future after years of severe stagnation.

Thea Morison