Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Uzsanoatqurilishmateriallari Association (Uzbekistan Industrial Construction Materials) plans to open trading houses in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan in 2024.

According to the company’s press service, the Made in Uzbekistan trading house was opened in Azerbaijan in 2023.

“This year it is planned to open similar shopping centers in the countries of Kazakhstan and Tajikistan,” the Association notes.

The main export markets for construction materials are neighboring republics. In particular, Uzbekistan enterprises exported construction materials to Kazakhstan in the amount of US$193 million, Russia - US$110 million, Kyrgyzstan - US$93 million, Tajikistan - US$86 million, Lithuania - US$29 million, Latvia - US$16 million, Turkmenistan - US$15 million.

Construction materials worth US$11 million were exported to Korea, US$2 million to Afghanistan, and US$7 million to Azerbaijan.