The Saratov company will start producing energy-saving glass in 2019

"JSC Saratovstroysteklo plans to modernize its production facilities - there will be new workshops equipped with equipment for the production of energy-saving glass.The total investment in the project is more than 1.5 billion rubles." The company is expected to reach its full capacity in 2019, "said Kulikov .

He specified that the volume of production will be 8 million square meters of high-tech glass per year, or in value terms, 1.5 billion rubles. "At the moment, the company received a soft loan worth 500 million rubles from the Russian Industry Development Fund." Now the building of the shop is being built, equipment is being purchased, "Kulikov added.

According to the minister, 23 new high-tech jobs will be created. This is the first large-scale project to produce energy-saving glass in the region. It is expected that the plant's products will be used in construction, not only in the Saratov region, but also exported to other regions and abroad.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Energy of the region, the factory for the production of window glass was established in Saratov in 1958. At that time, the largest at that time in Europe continuous glass rolling system with a total area of 560 square meters was commissioned. meters. At the moment, JSC "Saratovstroysteklo" is one of the largest manufacturers of sheet glass in Russia, it employs 445 people.