Footwear complex worth $28 million established in Oltinkol district

During his visit to the Andijan region, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed the operations of the leather and footwear small industrial zone. The complex covers an area of 10.1 hectares, with production facilities, retail areas, and a dual education centre already built on 5.5 hectares. The total designed capacity of the 17 enterprises is estimated at 150 billion soums.

Of the announced enterprises, ten focus on manufacturing footwear and soles, two specialise in producing artificial leather, and two more produce shoe glue. The remaining facilities are designed for leather processing, rubber footwear, and upper elements for safety footwear. The industrial zone's enterprises have already created 2,500 jobs, bringing in specialists trained in Turkey, China, and Italy.

Finished goods are exported to Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan. Entrepreneurs in the industrial zone receive support: production buildings constructed according to their specifications are sold on an instalment plan for up to seven years.