The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, visited the 'Nurafshon Maxsus Tekhnika' enterprise in Nurafshan on July 22. This facility produces special vehicles, military equipment, and various mechanisms under the KRANTAS trademark.
The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, visited the 'Nurafshon Maxsus Tekhnika' enterprise in Nurafshan on July 22. This facility produces special vehicles, military equipment, and various mechanisms under the KRANTAS trademark.
This enterprise was established on a 25.8-hectare site as part of an investment project valued at 50 million dollars. Over 300 highly qualified employees work at its base. Equipment and technologies imported from countries such as the USA, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Russia, China, and Turkey were used to ensure production.
During its operation period, the enterprise has produced approximately 2500 tons of metal structures, over 300 automotive bodies, more than 200 chassis, and 20 tractors. In the previous year, the company supplied customers with equipment and mechanisms worth 275 billion soms.
The company is actively working to increase the volume of production that replaces imports. For further expansion, the construction of a new plant on a 10-hectare plot in the Yangihaot district of Tashkent is planned. This project is expected to achieve a level of production localization of 15–18 million dollars annually.
The head of state carefully examined the production processes, finished products, and applied technological solutions. During discussions with engineers and industry representatives, the president addressed issues of increasing the level of localization, strengthening industrial cooperation, and increasing the output of high value-added products.
According to the register of legal entities, 'Nurafshon-Maxsus-Texnika' was officially registered on February 21, 2019, in Nurafshan, Tashkent region. The company's main activity is the manufacturing of motor vehicles. The enterprise is classified as large, and its charter capital amounts to 1 billion soms. Nuriddin Alimov is appointed as the company's manager. The founders are Khojyakbar Karimov (with a 51% stake) and Akmal Karimov (with a 49% stake).
Previously, in January 2021, the project for producing military and special equipment in Nurafshan was presented to the president. At that time, the estimated cost of the project was 55 million dollars, and production was planned for a 12-hectare area with the support of the National Bank of Uzbekistan. Initially, the first stage planned to produce 100 light armored vehicles of the Tarlon and Qalqon models annually. The second stage included launching the production of tankers, trucks, tractors, fire and snow removal vehicles, as well as garbage trucks. At that time, the projected localization level was estimated at 50%, and annual exports at 5 million dollars, with a project payback period of five years. The initial founders of Nurafshon-Maxsus-Texnika listed in the register were Krantas Group (72% stake) and To‘ytepa Metall Qurilmalari (28% stake).