MetProm Group (Russian Federation) has begun deliveries of basic technological equipment to the Tashkent Metallurgical Plant (TMP), the press service of the company reported.

Deliveries are carried out within the framework of the contract with the Russian company, providing for organization of the production of cold-rolled sheet metal with protective coatings, totaling more than €233 million. The construction is carried out in record time, and TMP will be one of the most modern enterprises in the country producing import-substituting products. TMP is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year.

“Today, when the issues of import substitution are the most relevant in Uzbekistan, the selected production technology will allow the plant to offer a new high-quality product corresponding to the level of consumer properties of the best world analogues. The MetProm group has extensive experience in the design and construction of rolling mills,” Andrei Deineko, President of MetProm noted. 

The equipment is manufactured by the Italian concern Danieli, one of the world's largest manufacturers of metallurgical equipment. When choosing a supplier, not only the cost of equipment was taken into account, but also the most advanced technological and technical solutions, low production costs and high quality of finished products, confirmed by the concern.

“The plant is of strategic importance for our country, it will become one of the most modern enterprises for producing cold-rolled steel with protective anti-corrosion coatings for the construction industry, engineering and other sectors of the economy. Putting it into operation will reduce the republic’s dependence on imports of metallurgical products and significantly increase its industrial potential,” Zafar Tuychiyev, general director of the TMP said.

According to him, now the builders are successfully moving towards fulfillment of their goal – implementation of a pilot launch of the enterprise by the end of this year.

The capacity of the enterprise will be 500,000 tons of cold-rolled metal per year, which will fully cover the needs of the republic. Taking into account the fact that the volume of industry in the country is growing, the possibility of an additional increase in production to 750,000 tons per year was laid while establishing the plant.

TMP within two years of production will reach full capacity, the planned share of exports will be 20% of total production. Export is envisaged to such countries as Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. In most of these countries there is no such production, and the demand for rolled metal products is significant.

MetProm Group is a general contractor for the construction of TMZ. Today it is one of the world's leading design and construction organizations in the metallurgical industry. In Tashkent, the company carries out the design of the facility, its construction, commissioning and personnel training.