title: “Uzbekistan President Reviews 28 Million Dollar Leather and Footwear Zone” seo_description: “Uzbekistan’s President visited a 28 million dollar leather and footwear industrial zone in Andijan region that spans 10.1 hectares, hosts 17 projects, employs 2,500 people and exports to seven countries.” seo_tags: [“Uzbekistan”, “leather zone”, “footwear manufacturing”, “Andijan”, “investment”, “Central Asia”] seo_slug: “uzbekistan-28-million-leather-footwear-zone” source_url: “https://leathernews.org/uzbekistan-president-reviews-28-million-leather-and-footwear-industrial-zone-in-andijan-region/”

Uzbekistan President Reviews 28 Million Dollar Leather and Footwear Zone

Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited a leather and footwear small industrial zone in the Altynkul district of the Andijan region, where a 28 million dollar unified production complex spanning raw material processing, manufacturing and sales of finished products is under development, according to local media reports.

The complex spans 10.1 hectares, with production buildings, a dual education centre and commercial facilities constructed across 5.5 hectares of the site. Seventeen projects with a combined production capacity of 150 billion soums are currently being implemented in the zone. Ten enterprises specialise in footwear and sole production, two in leather alternatives such as synthetic materials, and two in footwear adhesives. The remaining projects cover rubber footwear, uppers for specialised footwear and leather production.

The complex has already created 2,500 jobs and currently exports products to seven countries: Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. Specialists trained in Türkiye, China and Italy have been involved in production to improve quality and increase the competitiveness of local manufacturing.

During his visit, Mirziyoyev reviewed product samples and economic indicators before meeting with entrepreneurs. Officials were instructed to combine local footwear-making traditions with modern industrial technologies and to improve working conditions across the sector. Processing of leather, growing export-oriented production and supplying the domestic market with quality footwear were identified as the sector’s key priorities.

The development fits a broader Uzbek strategy to build out manufacturing ecosystems beyond the traditional textiles and agriculture base, leveraging the country’s geographic position and labour pool to capture more of the footwear and leather value chain. The emphasis on a dual education centre and foreign-trained specialists signals an awareness that sustainable competitiveness depends on skills as much as on capital.

For the regional leather and footwear map, Uzbekistan’s push adds a new, increasingly capable origin to a neighbourhood that already includes established producers in Turkey, India and China. If the Andijan zone scales as planned, it could become a meaningful supplier to neighbouring markets and a template for further industrial park development across the country.

Source: Leather News (leathernews.org).