Al Amoush: Refurbishment of Concrete Concrete for Road Improvement 

Al-Jaghbir: The use of cement cement contributes to increasing the production capacities of national factories 

Minister of Public Works and Housing Eng. Falah Al-Amoush confirmed that the Jordanian National Construction Council has completed the modernization of the concrete concrete block, as part of the Ministry's policy to develop the technical specifications of the materials used in highways to increase the heavy weights of the vehicles and achieve the elements of structural security in them. 

Al-Amoush said during a workshop organized by the Amman Chamber of Industry on Saturday on the use of cement concrete in paving the streets in the presence of the members of the Board of Directors of the Amman Chamber of Industry Saad Yassin, Dima Sukhtian and Tamim Al-Qasrawi. The use of concrete requires the provision of equipment and materials for concrete road technology and technical expertise The Ministry of Works is currently using basalt and optimizers in various roads to improve its quality. 

For his part, the head of the Amman and Amman Chambers of Industry, Eng. Fathi al-Jaghbir, said that the use of cement concrete in the paving of the streets will open great prospects for the cement and concrete factories in Jordan to exploit and increase the available production capacities, in addition to increasing value added through the use of raw materials and raw materials. 

He pointed out that the transport infrastructure and the road network are of great importance to the various economic sectors in the Kingdom, especially the industrial sector, through facilitating the transport of goods and trade, whether for national exports or for factory imports of raw materials and production requirements. 

The Jordanian Contractors' Association, Eng. Ahmed Al-Yaqoub, explained that the use of cement in paving roads is worthy of study, and it is necessary to know the experiences of the countries that preceded us using it. Al-Yaqoub said that cement has been used in many projects in Jordan, including the Blue Road project, Amman Ring Road and is currently being used in the Desert Road project. 

Dr. Nael Al Husami, Director General of the Amman Chamber of Industry, explained that the Chamber has invited speakers and participants from officials and specialists in the public and private sectors as well as university professors and researchers to enrich the topics of this workshop, which includes (5) , Dr. Laith Tashman from the University of Jordan, Dr. Adel Assaf from the German-Jordanian University, Eng. Amjad Ayoub from the Greater Amman Municipality, Dr. Khairuddin Bseisu from the University of Jordan and Engineer Dania Benora. 

The production capacity of Jordanian factories producing cement and concrete is about 10 million tons while the local market consumes 4.5 million tons only.

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