TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, March 16. About $10
billion in foreign investment has been attracted to Uzbekistan’s
mining industry over the past nine years, Trend reports via the press service of the
Uzbek president.
The figure was announced by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during
a ceremony marking the launch of the third copper processing plant
at the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex.
According to the President, the sector currently includes 65
private enterprises, reflecting the growing role of private capital
in the development of the country’s mining industry.
Speaking about the new facility, Mirziyoyev noted that the
project, valued at $2.7 billion, is not just another production
unit but a modern industrial complex that will strengthen
Uzbekistan’s industrial capacity and contribute to deeper
processing of natural resources.
He emphasized that the launch of the new plant is expected to
increase output, create new jobs, and support the country’s
strategy aimed at expanding high value-added production in the
mining and metallurgical sector.
