Why is this important
Previously, beverage manufacturers, including Pepsi and other brands, imported packaging from China, Russia, and Kazakhstan. The new plant will allow covering domestic demand and export, while simultaneously reducing logistics and currency costs.
Numbers and facts
- Project cost: $90 million
- $52 million — own funds
- $38 million — loans from IFC and other banks
- Area: 21 hectares
- Equipment supplier countries: USA, UK, Italy
Production capacities:
- Phase 1: 1.1 billion cans/year
- 2nd stage: 2.2 billion cans/year
Beverage bottling from 2026:
- Stage 1: 500 million cans
- Stage 2: 1 billion cans
Context
The products will be supplied not only to IBT (Pepsi, 7UP, Mirinda), but also to other manufacturers. Aluminum imports come from China. Savings in logistics, customs, mutual settlements — in soums.
The project is designed to export to the region and substitute imports for $60 million. Export potential — up to $500 million in 2030
What’s next
East Can Solutions plans to start bottling beverages in 2026 and reach $1 billion in turnover by 2030. The plant will become part of a vertically integrated system for the production and packaging of beverages in Uzbekistan.
