Xinjiang Lihua (Group) Co., Ltd., one of China’s largest companies specializing in the cultivation and deep processing of cotton, has commenced work on a cotton-textile cluster in Kazakhstan’s southern Turkestan region.
The project’s progress was reviewed on November 14 during a meeting between Kanat Sharlapaev, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Industry and Construction, and representatives of the company.
Located in the Turan Special Economic Zone, the joint venture involves the construction of facilities for PVC pipe manufacturing, drip irrigation systems, two cotton processing plants, a spinning mill, a weaving mill, a dyeing and finishing factory, and a garment factory.
The project, with a total cost of 180 billion KZT (over $363 million), is expected to generate more than 4,000 jobs.
This year, the initiative saw the installation of a drip irrigation system, cotton cultivation on 1,120 hectares, and the start of construction for the spinning mill.
Minister Sharlapaev underscored the project’s significance for the development of Kazakhstan’s light industry, pledging comprehensive government support to ensure its success.
