Kasan district industry develops

The President of Uzbekistan visited the enterprises of the Bunyodkor cotton-textile cluster in Kasan district.

Here, based on the cluster approach put forward by the Head of the state, a complete production chain for the cultivation and deep processing of cotton has been created. Within the framework of the first project, investments for about 21 billion UZS were made and a modern garment factory was created.

Equipment of the factory is made in Turkey and Italy, the enterprise is capable of producing 6 million finished knitwear. It is planned to produce clothes for almost 100 billion UZS and export finished products worth more than $2 million.

320 women work at the factory. The President talked to them and wished them success in their work.

In July this year, facilities for the production of yarn and fabrics will be put into operation at the cluster, in December – an oil and fat enterprise. They will employ about 700 more people.

Here, the Head of the state spoke with industry experts and leaders of cotton and textile clusters.

“We have completed the first, easy stage of implementing a cluster system. Now you can work on quality, prices, market. Therefore, it is necessary to organize trips and exhibitions of our clusters abroad”, the President said.

Recommendations were given to increase the yield of cotton for the stable supply of textile enterprises with raw materials, the production and efficient use of synthetic fibers.