Italian underwear brand Cotonella has started supplying products manufactured in Uzbekistan to European Union markets, according to the Uztextilprom trade association.
Last July, Cotonella signed a preliminary agreement to open a factory in Uzbekistan. The choice of location was influenced by the proximity to raw material suppliers as well as by the availability of qualified workers and relatively affordable energy.
The local partner of the Italian company is the Kukdala Cluster in Kukda district of Kashkadarya region. In January, the joint venture exported three types of knitwear products with the shipments having a total value of $100,000.
The factory was established with more than $5mn of foreign investment. It provides jobs for more than 100 people.
The trade association expects that the joint venture will contribute foreign knowhow and experience for local enterprises.
In its first phase, the factory is to annually produce up to 2mn product units. In following years, production will be upped to 8mn units. The workforce will increase to around 500.
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