In line with Uzbekistan’s strategy aimed at the accelerated development and digitalization of the chemical industry, by 2030 the country plans to at least double the production volume, increase the production of chemical fertilizers 1.5-fold, and bring the export volume of fertilizers to $1 billion. This was on the agenda of a government meeting on December 3 on increasing production and export in the chemical industry, chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
Currently 21 major projects worth $1 billion are being implemented in the chemical industry and initiatives for the implementation of projects worth $4.5 billion in the next three years have been prepared.
It was noted that due to outdated parts of the production capacities on major chemical industry enterprises, the energy consumption costs are increasing and the competitiveness of the products is decreasing. For instance, such costs reach 55 percent in the production of nitrogen fertilizers. The necessity to drastically reduce costs through the implementation of energy-efficient technologies and digitalization was emphasized.
This year, projects for the production of green mineral fertilizers, cyanide salts, potassium xanthate, potassium sulfate and other high value-added products have been launched in Tashkent, Navoi and Jizzakh regions.
