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Celia Sánchez Manduley Textile Combine (Santiago de Cuba)

Текстильный комбинат имени Селии Санчес Мандулей (Сантьяго-де-Куба)
CubaСантьяго-де-Куба1983–1984Industrial sites
A cotton and polyester-viscose textile combine in Santiago de Cuba, inaugurated on 27 July 1983. In his inauguration speech Fidel Castro called it a product of collaboration with the Soviet Union: about 95 Soviet specialists took part in construction and assembly, the design capacity was 80 million square metres of finished fabric a year and the complex covers 44.3 hectares. The cotton line was in operation by the opening and the second was due to start in March 1984; today the Turquisa textile enterprise operates on the site.
Хлопчатобумажный и вискозно-полиэфирный комбинат в Сантьяго-де-Куба, открытый 27 июля 1983 года. В речи на открытии Фидель Кастро назвал его результатом сотрудничества с Советским Союзом: в строительстве и монтаже участвовали около 95 советских специалистов, проектная мощность — 80 млн кв. м готовых тканей в год, площадь комплекса — 44,3 га. Хлопковая линия была пущена к открытию, вторую намечалось пустить в марте 1984 года; сегодня на площадке работает текстильное предприятие «Туркиса».

Property abroad

EraUSSR
FunctionIndustry and infrastructure
Present ownerCelia Sánchez Manduley Textile Enterprise (Turquisa, a Cuban state enterprise)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1983
StatusIn use
As of2024-04
According to a Trabajadores report of 10 April 2024, the Turquisa enterprise operates on the site of the former combine and is seeking new production orders to keep its machines running.

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