The key facts

  • The $292 million investment project is planned through the end of 2028
  • Processing capacity will increase by 400,000 tons per year, with 700 new jobs created
  • Planned exports are about 180,000 tons of petrochemicals, gasoline and diesel per year

President visited the petrochemical cluster in Bukhara district

On November 3, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the Tekhnochem enterprise in Bukhara district, where he familiarized himself with the operations of the petrochemical cluster and its expansion plans. Details of the visit were reported by the president's press service. By the end of 2028, an investment project worth $292 million is planned to be implemented at the site.

What the project entails

The project involves organizing the processing of gas condensate and naphtha, as well as the production of aromatic hydrocarbons and solvents. As a result, the complex's raw material processing capacity will increase by another 400,000 tons per year, and the number of jobs will grow by 700.

Current state of the enterprise

Currently, the enterprise occupies 69 hectares and employs about 500 people. The complex annually processes 100,000 tons of pyrolysis distillate and 160,000 tons of naphtha and gas condensate. In addition to fuel, it produces products for the chemical industry, including octane booster and solvents.

Exports, personnel and talks on liquefied gas

After the expansion, the cluster plans to export about 180,000 tons of petrochemical products, gasoline and diesel fuel annually — to Central Asian countries, Afghanistan and the EU. The growing demand for technologists, engineers, chemists and laboratory specialists prompted the president to instruct that cooperation between vocational education and enterprises in the region be strengthened. In addition, negotiations are underway with foreign partners on a project to process 150,000 tons of liquefied gas in 2028–2030.

Context

Earlier, Spot.uz reportedthat ROX Group will build residential complexes for 115,000 people in Tashkent, Bukhara and Samarkand. The November 3 visit shows that attention to the Bukhara region is not limited to housing construction: the expansion of the petrochemical cluster also concerns the region's industrial infrastructure. At the same time, the $292 million project is so far known only from the plan announced by the president's press service — publications contain no data on the start of work or signed contracts.