INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Jizzakh Chemical Plant (Raw Materials Cellulose)
The latter media outlet said the plants have supplied over $170 million worth of cellulose to Russian arms makers since February 2022, when
the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Fergana Chemical Plant and Jizzakh Chemical Plant were both owned by Tashkent-born
Russian national Rustam Muminov, though he transferred his shares in the Jizzakh factory to other parties last year.U.S
of whether Muminov should be personally sanctioned.The two plants have supplied cellulose to Russian military contractors including the
Ukraine and forbids Uzbek nationals from serving as mercenary soldiers in the conflict, Tashkent in its foreign policy would not be prepared
to significantly disrupt economic relations with Russia, which remains its second-largest trading partner, closely behind China
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Uzbekistan in May last year and secured a deal to build the country its first nuclear power
plant.Joh Herbst, a former U.S
It has China, Iran and Russia [as near neighbors]
So they have to be cautious
So the fact that the Uzbeks will make some arrangements with Moscow, or, for that matter, with Beijing, is something that we cannot [shakes
[the cellulose plants] and this individual [Muminov], this Russian citizen, can have an impact on the direct supply chains of the Russian
He formerly directed the Turkish company Bursel Insaat, managing cotton processing and textile projects in Uzbekistan.From 1997 to 2012,
Muminov was involved in various industrial projects, including his role as deputy director for foreign economic relations at the Tashkent
Aircraft Production Association (TAPOiCh).This article was originally published by bne IntelliNews.
