19:52, 21 May 2014 | GMT +5
Coca-Cola to build plant in Astana
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - "Coca- Cola Almaty Bottlers" company intends to build a plant for the production of soft drinks in Astana. A memorandum of cooperation was signed today at the VII Astana Economic Forum by the representatives of the company and capital Akimat.

"The agreement provides for the implementation of projects of industrial-innovative development, in particular, the planned construction and commissioning of the plant for the production of soft drinks. This step will create more workplaces and stimulate the local economy", the press-service of the company informs. Coca- Cola Almaty Bottlers started its activities in 1994 as a joint Kazakh-Turkish enterprise. The company produces and sells nonalcoholic drinks in Kazakhstan, as well as exports the products to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.