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New $85 million Coca-Cola plant kicks off construction in Kazakhstan

Coca-Cola breaks ground on $85 million plant in Aktobe, Kazakhstan / Photo: gov.kz; photo editor: Serikzhan Kovlanbayev

Construction has begun on a new Coca-Cola beverage plant in Aktobe. The project is being implemented by the Turkish conglomerate Anadolu Group, which already operates three production facilities in Kazakhstan.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the future plant site, officially launching one of the region’s largest manufacturing investment projects.

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Coca-Cola to build plant in Aktobe / Photo: Shutterstock, photo editor: Dastan Shanay

The project is being supported by the government of Kazakhstan and Kazakh Invest, the national investment promotion agency responsible for attracting and supporting foreign investors.

Project agreements were previously signed during the Kazakhstan Global Investment Roundtable and the Kazakh-Turkish Business Forum.

Total investment in the project amounts to 41.8 billion tenge (approx. $85 million). The plant is scheduled to begin operations in 2027.

Once fully operational, the facility will be capable of producing up to 300 million liters of beverages annually and is expected to create about 120 jobs.

Anadolu Group is one of Turkey’s largest multinational conglomerates. The holding company manages more than 80 businesses across eight industries and operates in 20 countries.