Production of copper tubes in Uzbekistan

25 000 000 USD

Project information

IRR

23%

NPV

$7 million

PP

4 years

Sector

Building materials

Project status

Open for investment

Contact person

Industry Outlook

2 production lines

Annual production capacity of 50,000 tons

80 employees

Copper melting, production of pipe blanks, cold drawing, packaging

Strategic location in Tashkent region

Access to regional markets: Russia, Europe, Middle East

Infratructure costs

Uzbekistan offers competitive infrastructure costs, making it an attractive location for manufacturing investments. Key costs include:

- Gas: 12 cents per m³

- Electricity: 7 cents per kWh

- Water: 20 cents per m³

Labour availability

Uzbekistan offers a skilled and cost-effective labor force, ideal for the manufacturing sector. In this field the country has:

- 24 higher education institutions

- 32 faculties

- 4 000 graduates annually

Trade access

GSP+ agreement allows to export to EU at reduced or zero tariff for 6 200 products. CIS Free Trade Agreement creates more integrated and open market with CIS countries.

Tax holidays

Investors in Free Economic Zones (FEZs) can benefit from tax exemptions on land, property, water, and corporate income tax (CIT).

3 years: for investments between 0.3 - 3 million USD

5 years: for investments between 3 - 5 million USD

7 years: for investments between 5 - 10 million USD

10 years: for investments over 10 million USD

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