Homs: 60 industrial facilities start production in nine months

Homs (ST): The number of the industrial and artisan facilities that have been authorized in Homs since the beginning of the current year reached 140 with a total capital estimated at 6.5 billion Syrian pounds.

Director of Homs Industry engineer Bassam Sa’ed said that 60 facilities have started production, noting that the authorized facilities ensure six hundred job opportunities and indicate the recovery of the industrial sector in the governorate.

He added that 33 facilities out of the 60 work in the food industries, 17 in the chemical sector, four in the engineering sector and one in the textile industry.

Some owners of the facilities refer that success to the appropriate atmosphere prevalent in the governorate, especially regarding the availability of raw materials and sources of energy.

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