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Uzbekistan is planning to process its mineral resources, including rare earth elements, into higher-value products through a new industrial partnership modeled on Türkiye’s Organized Industrial Zone system, Anadolu Agency reported.
Ankara-based industrial zone operator “OSTIM” has signed an agreement with the Uzbek Technological Metals Complex (“TMK”) to plan and develop the processing zones.
Infrastructure preparations have been completed for more than 100 hectares (247.1 acres) across three regions for the project, known as Future Metals Technoparks.
“OSTIM” Chair Orhan Aydin said the operator would link “TMK” with Türkiye’s high-tech manufacturing network, giving it direct access to Turkish institutions that depend heavily on strategic materials.
The project builds on “OSTIM”’s previous work in Uzbekistan, where it provided consulting, feasibility reports and legislative development for a technology industrial zone in the eastern city of Ohangaron.
“OSTIM” is also the primary implementer of an Uzbek-Turkish Organized Industrial Zone under construction in the capital, Tashkent. The facility has attracted foreign capital and industrial expertise, with direct investments from Turkish firms “HEKTAS” and “EVYAP”.
