KHUJAND, September 15, 2009, Asia-Plus  -- After being closed for some two months, Tajik-Vietnamese joint venture producing silk thread, VT-Silk, resumed operations on September 14

The acting director general of the enterprise Uktam Tursunov said in an interview with Asia-Plus that it had become possible due to shifting the enterprise’s steam generators from natural gas to coal.

“The gas-run steam generators became detrimental after the natural-gas prices doubled,” said Tursunov, “Besides, there were problems with raw material (cocoons) deliveries and the enterprise management was forced to suspend the operation of the enterprise.”

He added that they had stocked 200 tons of cocoons that would be enough for 6-7 months.

500 people currently work for VT-Silk.  The main product of the enterprise is the silk thread that is exported to Southeast Asia’s countries.