First ever aluminum can manufacturing project in Uzbekistan is being launched by East Can Solutions in Yangi Avlod special industrial zone in Tashkent’s Yangihayot district on 21 hectares and with 100 thousand m² manufacture areas.
Of the total $ 90 million investments, $ 18 million is being provided by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The project which is expected to create up to 500 new jobs is scheduled to completed in June 2025.
The plant with vertically integrated model will be operating in two main directions:
1. The annual capacity of the aluminum can production plant is 2.2 billion units. At phase I, it is planned to produce 1.1 billion units per year.
2. Bottled soft drinks (in aluminum cans and PET packaging - up to 650.9 million units per year).
“The implementation of this project means meeting the needs of the domestic market, creating high value-added products and new opportunities for local business. Soft tax conditions within the SIZ and ready-made production infrastructure have facilitated manufacturing,” says the plant's director, Alexander Pashkeev.
When fully operational, East Can Solutions will be able to produce up to 2.2 billion cans and 650.9 million units of beverages per year. The total production figure is expected to exceed $300 million.
It is planned to export more than 30 percent of the products produced to Russia, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries.
The company plans to increase its annual exports to over 50 million US dollars in the coming years. This will make Uzbekistan one of the important players in the region.
