Textiles and food production launched in Shymkent and Turkistan region

AKIPRESS.COM - Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin participated in the opening ceremony of two plants in Shymkent and Turkestan region, his press service reported.
In Shymkent, he attended the opening ceremony of the spinning mill of Alliance Trade and Industrial Company LLP, a joint venture of Kazakhstan Investment Fund JSC and the Alliance Textile Uzbek Association of Light Industry Enterprises.
The project was implemented in the framework of the agreements reached in June of this year between the governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on the creation of a joint textile cluster.
The PM expressed confidence that the launch of the factory will give a great impetus to the development of the textile cluster in Kazakhstan.
Within the framework of the Road Map for the restoration of the textile cluster in Shymkent, it is planned to additionally launch two factories, which together will ensure a 2-fold increase in the volume of cotton processed in Kazakhstan and create 800 new jobs.
In the village of Maylyoshak, Kazygurt district, Turkestan region, Mamin attended the opening ceremony of the factory for the production of fast food products.
CG Foods Central Asia, the world's largest producer of instant noodles, has invested 5.7 billion tenge in the project and plans to provide work for about 300 Kazakhstanis.
The volume of products will exceed 4.5 thousand tons per year. In the production process, domestic raw materials will be used. The products are planned to be delivered both to domestic and foreign markets.