BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 22. Tashkent region
Governor Zoir Mirzaev met with Josef Lasselsberger, CEO of
Austria-based building materials manufacturer Lasselsberger Group,
on October 22 in Tashkent, to discuss investment opportunities and
the development of new production facilities in Uzbekistan’s
construction materials industry.
This was reflected in the statement by the Tashkent regional
administration.
According to the regional administration, the talks focused on
strengthening economic ties, attracting investment into the
construction materials sector and establishing modern manufacturing
capacity in the region.
The sides discussed opportunities to launch new production
projects by leveraging Lasselsberger Group’s international
experience and advanced technologies, as well as improving the
efficient use of locally available raw materials.
The meeting also included an exchange of views on promising
areas of cooperation and potential mutually beneficial investment
projects.
Founded in Austria in 1957, Lasselsberger Group is a
family-owned international manufacturer of raw materials, building
materials and ceramic tiles, with operations concentrated primarily
in Central and Eastern Europe and parts of Asia. Its product
portfolio includes minerals, concrete, plaster, mortars, adhesives
and ceramic tiles. The company is headquartered in Pöchlarn,
Austria, and has expanded into Central Asia as part of its
international growth strategy.
The company is already implementing investment projects in
Uzbekistan to produce and process construction materials. These
include projects in the Samarkand region to produce dry
construction mixes and microcalcite, as well as marble processing
in the Kashkadarya region. Other projects under consideration have
included high-purity aluminum, metakaolin, porcelain stoneware,
paints and varnishes, and fiber cement.
