Turkestan region of Kazakhstan commences new export-oriented cotton fiber production factory

A new cotton fiber manufacturing factory has been established in the Maktaaral district of the Turkestan region. The facility is expected to export its products to China, Turkey, Europe, Tajikistan, Iran and Kyrgyzstan. It is set to undertake major projects worth approximately $133.5 million through 2030.

The factory’s capacity is 80,000 tons of cotton fiber per year. According to initial plans, the facility is set to process up to 600 tons of raw cotton per day. Since the start of the cotton harvesting campaign, the factory has already processed 41,000 tons. It is expected that the plant will produce around 180 tons of high-quality fiber and other goods on a daily basis.

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Agriculture believes that exports will strengthen the country’s position in the global market. The factory is owned by Zhanassyl, a company controlled by Zhuman Kalel. (There is no open-source information about the entrepreneur).

In addition to the base production site, new facilities designed to produce drip irrigation systems and process cottonseed are being constructed. These projects, worth $5.7 million, will be completed by 2025 and provide extra support to the agricultural sector.

In late October, the Ministry of Agriculture reported that the construction of an agro-industrial complex for cotton processing had commenced in the Turkestan region. The fabric produced by the factory is expected to be used by Louis Vuitton and Gucci. The project costs approximately $280.10 million and is managed by the Chinese company Xinjiang Lihua. There is no information available in open sources about the company’s owners.