State Concern ""Turkmenhimiya"" will build the plant for production of detergents. The new facility will have annual capacity of 20 thousand tons. The international tender for selection of contractor , which would design and construction the plant on ""turnkey"" basis, had been announced with application deadline of 7 February 2017. The chemical industry is one of the most rapidly developing sectors of national economy of Turkmenistan. In January-November 2016 the production level of ""Turkmenhimiya"" increased by 15 % compared to the same period of 2015. The volume of sales had grown by 17.5 %. The development of domestic production of import-substituting goods result in decrease of import to our country. In particular, according to the State Statistics Committee, the import of detergents fell by 11.2 % in 2016. The level of consumption of detergents, as well as demand for cleaning products with different consumer characteristics have been steadily growing. The private companies also contribute to satisfying the market demand for these products.