Turkmenistan, with its rich energy sources, has always lured traders across the globe. On a weekly basis, merchants from all over gather here to purchase various products sold at the commodity and raw materials exchange.
Last week, the state commodity and raw materials exchange inked 34 deals worth US $160,456 million.
With the rising requirements in the world market, oil refineries of Turkmenbashi complex saw sudden gush of demand. Traders from Switzerland procured KO-20 lamp oil and KT-2 technical kerosene, while the UAE and Singaporean businessmen bought A-92 and A-80 gasoline, and the Virgin Island businessmen bought L-0, 2-62 diesel oil.
Dealers from Austria and Iran purchased K-354 technical carbon and polypropylene sacks.
Businessmen from Russia, Ukraine, UAE and Turkey obtained cotton yarn, jacquard and dyed bath towels, terry robes, as well as mattress and sewing cotton wool.
Swiss, Mauritian, Iranian, Pakistani, French, Turkish, Kyrgyz and US merchants paid huge amounts to purchase grey fabric, cotton yarn, refined cotton-seed oil, purified waste of cotton-spinning from the exchange.