Saneg plans to build a freight car manufacturing plant in Uzbekistan jointly with a Slovak company

    Industry 27 June 2024 543

    On June 25, Tashkent hosted the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding between Sanoat Energetika Guruhi, Gallaaral Management and the leading Slovak industrial group AZC Orbis Invest.

    As part of the agreement, it is planned to create a plant for the production of railway freight cars on the territory of the Gallaaral special industrial zone in the Jizzakh region.

    The signing ceremony was attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to Uzbekistan Viktor Boretsky, as well as company executives.

    Saneg CEO Tulkin Yusupov noted: "This project is an important step for our company and the entire industry of Uzbekistan. The freight car manufacturing plant will significantly improve the logistics infrastructure and increase the efficiency of transport operations."

    The new production will include a complete line for the production of various types of wagons, such as tank wagons, hoppers, gondola wagons and closed wagons. The annual production volume will be about 2 thousand wagons. These wagons will provide specialized equipment to the logistics system of the Saneg group of companies and Uzbekistan as a whole.

    AZC Group Executive Director Robert Spisak stressed: "We are pleased to be a part of this ambitious project and bring our technical knowledge and experience to Uzbekistan. We already have international activities, and we see good market opportunities in Uzbekistan. I am confident that our cooperation will lead to significant improvements in logistics and industry."

    The Slovak company AZC Orbis Invest will provide the technical expertise and technologies necessary for the successful launch and operation of the production. The new plant will be an important step in developing the industrial potential of the region and improving the country's logistics infrastructure.