KVARTS QVARTZ

General information Kuvasay town glass container manufacturing association was commissioned in 1975. In 1995 it was transformed into “Kvarts” joint-stock company.

Organizational structure of the company Production director Finance and commercial director Production coordination department Head engineer department Chief power engineer department Technology department Labor safety department Head accountant Strategic planning of business development dept. Attracting investment and implementing investment projects dept. Research and introduction of new products department Market research and future demand department Brand management, marketing and advertising service Chairman of Board Supervisory board General meeting of shareholders Chief mechanic department Internal audit service Auditing commission Management of shareholder relations department Special department Security manager Fire department Security service Float glass workshop Glass containers workshop Inland and foreign procurement dept. Department of wages Marketing and Investments director Exports department Inland sales department

Main production workshops Float glass is manufactured on the equipment of Techint company, Italy. Estimated daily production capacity of the glass furnace is 200 tons. Glass jars are manufactured on the equipment of PVM-12A, Russia and EMHART GLASS company, Germany. Estimated daily production capacity of the glass furnace is 135 tons. Glass bottles are manufactured on the equipment of VV-7, Russia and EMHART GLASS, Germany. Estimated daily production capacity of the glass furnace is 160 tons.

Additional production. The company created additional production of silkscreen covering glass. This will expand the range of consumers and take rightful place in the market.

Source of raw materials Quartz sand (Uzbekistan Navaiy) Dolomit (Fergana region) Soda ash (Kungirat soda plant) Sodium sulphate (Kungirad sulfat natrium) Sodium nitrate (Fergana Azot) Limestone (Andijan region)

Product quality compliance Company’s quality system and its products have been certified according to international standards. (ISO 9001-2015)

Achievements and awards JSC "Quartz" regularly participates in prestigious international exhibitions and presentations, won numerous awards and diplomas.

Volumes of product manufacture and sales Float glass (thousand м2) Glass bottles (thousand pcs) Glass banks (thousand pcs) 2012-0$ 2013-133,34 thnd $ 2014-18,03 thnd $ 2012-3,2 million $ 2013-3,5 million $ 2014-2,2 million $

The use of production capacities

Infrastructure The factory possesses gas, electricity, drinking water, and waste water networks. It is connected to the communication system. The plant is supplied with gas under 4.0 kPa pressure by Muyon state district power plant. Electricity is supplied by Kuvasay state district power plant by two 35kV elecricity networks. Factory’s main substation power is 20000 кWA. The works provides electricity to its workshops by 10 substations each having power of 15 kV. Railway and highways are adjacent to the plant. The facility is equipped with lifting mechanisms to implement lifting works.

Financial indicators

Enterprise modernization plan for 2017-2018 years № Projects Expected results Execution time 1 Type Epsilon 3/Epsilon 3 XL energy dispersive spectrometry Improves the quality and accuracy of chemical analysis of the product 2017 2 8 section glass molding machine for the production of glass containers and 3 annealing furnaces. Improves product quality, increases production capacity by 2 times and Increases energy efficiency. 2017-2018 3 Change type KDU-700 kg batch and cullet batchers Improves the energy efficiency by approximately 10 % (7710kW per year) 4 Aqilent 7820 A chromatograph Improves the quality of analysis of the chemical composition of the mixture of nitrogen and hydrogen gases 5 Automatization of glass production and glass pulping processes (GCW №1 and №3) Leads to a reduction in natural gas consumption by up to 12%. (963600 m3 per year) 6 REAM COMPARATOR ITEM:LQ-20 type equipment determining the intensity of the glass Facilitates product quality control 2018 7 Cullet drying and cleaning equipment Improves quality of the raw materials. 8 Roller of the burning furnace network Improves the quality of the product

Investment proposals № Projects Expected results Execution time 1 Batch mixers Raises energy efficiency by approximately 2-3% (10000 kW per year) 2017 2 Packing machines for glass containers Reduces breakdown of the products 3 Device that measures the level of the glass mass Raises the lifetime of furnace bricks and product quality 4 Fire-resistant bricks for major overhaul of glass furnace (GCW №3) Repairing the furnace in the period specified As a result of the implementation of the above projects, the company will get opportunity to raise the volumes of production and product range, achieve energy efficiency, and reduce product costs, and increase the competitiveness of its products. To implement the above mentioned projects, one should introduce investments in the amount of 9.2 million US dollars.

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