BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 8
By Ilkin Seyfaddini - Trend:
Uzbekistan has launched a sanitary ware production facility in Fergana region, Trend reports citing the press service of the president.
The newly opened plant was visited by President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
During the visit, the president said that the plant will help Uzbekistan with import substitution. The plant reportedly will be able to produce some 500,000 units of sanitary wear a year.
In addition, it is planned to increase production capacity and export 60 percent of products to Central Asian countries, the message said.
Total value of the plant is $15 million, of which $11 million is direct investment.
“Shavkat Mirziyoyev emphasized the need for turning the enterprise into a cluster, allocation of quarries and providing it with at least a 30-year supply of raw materials. Instructions were given on assisting the enterprise in the sale of products, in particular, opening branded stores in the building materials markets, using Ecokerama products at government-built facilities,” the message said.
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