Tashkent city khokimiyat hosts meeting with representatives of the Russian metallurgical industry

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Today, 10 February, a meeting with representatives of the Russian metallurgical industry was held at the Tashkent city khokimiyat. The meeting was attended by the khokim of Tashkent city Jakhongir Artikkhodjaev and heads of the largest Russian companies in the metallurgical industry. The Russian side was represented by Andrey Deineko, President of the MetProm Group of Companies, and Nikita Gusakov, General Director of EXIAR JSC, a member of the REC group.

After exchanging greetings, Jahongir Artikkhodjaev noted that the time had come for large projects and the Tashkent city kkhokimiyat was interested in proposals for launching a turnkey production. He also noted that the most promising for such production is the Yangikhayot region.

In turn, Andrei Deineko said that MetProm experts studied the Uzbek market, which currently consumes 200,000 tons of sheet metal, and, taking into account the analysis of needs, prepared their proposal. Annealed black tin, used in construction and for the manufacture of household appliances, is in demand, but they are ready to ensure the production of the necessary tinplate. Moreover, different grades of cold-rolled steel - in coils or sheets.

Further, the parties discussed specific steps towards the implementation of this important investment technology project.

The MetProm group of companies has been operating in the industrial engineering market since 1992 and specializes in the implementation of projects for ferrous metallurgy enterprises. The company has implemented more than 50 large investment projects in the metallurgical industry and industrial construction. Among the major customers are enterprises of the EVRAZ group, plants of Mechel PAO, Severstal PAO, Isfahan Metallurgical Plant (Islamic Republic of Iran), Helwan Metallurgical Plant (Arab Republic of Egypt) and many others.

Russian Export Center (REC) is a state institute for the support of non-primary exports, consolidating a group of companies that provide Russian exporters with a wide range of financial and non-financial support measures. The REC Group includes the Russian Agency for Insurance of Export Credits and Investments (AO EXIAR), AO ROSEXIMBANK and ANO School of Export. In 2019, the volume of supported exports by the REC group of companies amounted to USD 19.5 billion.

Tinplate is a thin sheet of low carbon steel coated with a layer of pure tin. It is used for packaging drinks and food, in the chemical industry. More than 90% of all products are supplied to enterprises for the manufacture of containers. These are cans, containers for paints and varnishes and petrochemical products, household products - buckets, cans, lids, etc. They are also information signs, ranging from door plates and ending with road signs. In construction, these are roofing elements, ventilation systems, pipes, canopies, etc. And supporting structures of miniature models of vehicles and equipment, including radio-controlled ones.