Prakash Kejrival: Indoarama is proud that it managed to be part of this difficult journey

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- As previously reported, the US Department of Labor on 25 March 2019 made a final decision on the removal of Uzbek cotton from the list of executive order No. 13126 of the presidential act prohibiting government procurement of goods manufactured using forced child labor in the United States. Cotton produced in Uzbekistan was added to this list in 2010.

These decisions testify to the recognition by the United States of measures taken in the country to improve the human rights situation in Uzbekistan, as well as the systematic removal of all previously introduced restrictions.

The event was commented by Prakash Kejrival, Executive Director of Indorama Industries.

The US government has excluded Uzbek cotton from the list of goods produced by the use of forced and child labor.

This shows that in recent years, the Republic of Uzbekistan has been making all possible efforts to solve the problems of eradicating forced labor, because of which the country was blacklisted in 2010.

This result indicates the correctness and effectiveness of the measures taken by the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan in recent years.

This event will allow Uzbek cotton textile products to enter the US market. Moreover, global clothing brands will be able to confidently use cotton products produced in Uzbekistan in their existing supplies not only in domestic supplies, but also in foreign supplies, and also sell their products in the market of Uzbekistan.

We hope that consumers around the world will be able to use in their daily lives more products manufactured under the brand “Made in Uzbekistan”, thereby expressing appreciation for the measures taken by the Government of Uzbekistan and support the people of this country in achieving this goal.

Indorama is proud to be part of this challenging journey, working closely with various stakeholders.

The Indorama Group Company was established in 1976 with headquarters in Singapore and is one of the largest yarn manufacturers in Southeast Asia (500 thousand yards). The company’s textile production facilities are located in Indonesia, Thailand, Turkey and Sri Lanka, the total yarn production per year is 135 thousand tons. (of which 26% in Uzbekistan).

Indorama created the Uzbek-Singapore joint venture Indorama Kokand Textiles on the basis of the Kokand Textile Mill, an unfinished construction complex.

In 2010, Indorama put into operation a modern cotton yarn plant in Uzbekistan using the most advanced compact technologies. The total amount of investments directed by the company to the development of the textile industry of Uzbekistan exceeds US$160 million.

In 2018, the company launched a project to create a cotton-textile cluster in Uzbekistan. The cost of the project is US$340 million. The cluster will cover 2 areas: Syrdarya and Kashkadarya. In order to fully mechanize and automate the process, the company purchased 50 units of agricultural equipment from John Deere.