{"id":12517,"date":"2025-11-11T10:03:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T05:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/bez-kategorii\/akfa-will-build-a-600-million-factory-in-the-united-states\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T10:03:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T05:03:25","slug":"akfa-will-build-a-600-million-factory-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/en\/news-en\/akfa-will-build-a-600-million-factory-in-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Akfa will build a $600 million factory in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Why is this important<\/h3>\n<p>Production in the United States ensures lower costs by bypassing customs duties and staying close to consumers. The partnership with a Turkish company provides access to advanced technology and expertise. Kentucky, a major automotive hub in the U.S., offers strong demand for spare parts.  <\/p>\n<h3>What happened<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Akfa will build a factory in Kentucky with a Turkish company for $600 million;<\/li>\n<li>In the first year, they will invest $105 million;<\/li>\n<li>Production: aluminum, auto parts, solar panels, windows;<\/li>\n<li>February 2024: First delivery of aluminum profiles to the US.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Factory in Kentucky<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Production:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aluminum products (profiles, sheets, pipes);<\/li>\n<li>Automotive parts (aluminum body parts, engine parts);<\/li>\n<li>Parts for solar panels (aluminum frames);<\/li>\n<li>Windows (aluminum frames, profiles).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Why manufacture in the USA<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aluminum imports <\/strong>to the United States are subject to a 25% tariff introduced under Trump. Local production will help the company save on these duties. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Consumer proximity:<\/strong> automotive industry (Ford, Toyota, GM in Kentucky), solar energy (growth of installations), construction (demand for windows).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kentucky \u2014 automotive hub: <\/strong>Ford, Toyota, GM factories \u2014 demand for spare parts, aluminum parts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Solar energy: <\/strong>The US is investing over $400 billion in green energy (Inflation Reduction Act) \u2014 the demand for solar panels and aluminum frames.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cleveland Clinic<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>September: <\/strong>Akfa Group exchanged agreements with Cleveland Clinic on establishing a multidisciplinary clinic, an educational institution in Uzbekistan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contact: <\/strong>Akfa is diversifying \u2014 from construction, aluminum to medicine, education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>US market<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GDP: <\/strong>$25+ trillion \u2014 the largest in the world.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Auto industry: <\/strong>production of 10+ million cars per year \u2014 demand for spare parts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Solar energy: <\/strong>$400+ billion in investments (Inflation Reduction Act) \u2014 growth in solar panel installations, demand for aluminum frames.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Construction: <\/strong>the growth of housing construction \u2014 the demand for windows, doors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Context<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>$600 million is the largest project: <\/strong>Akfa is entering the international arena, competing with Turkish and Chinese aluminum manufacturers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>25% duty avoidance: <\/strong>Production in the USA saves on duties, increases competitiveness.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Partnership with Turkey: <\/strong>access to technologies, experience, and markets.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Solar energy \u2014 boom:<\/strong> $400+ billion US investment \u2014 Akfa will capture the market share of aluminum frames.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diversification: <\/strong>Akfa is expanding from construction, aluminum to medicine (Cleveland Clinic), production in the USA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akfa Group founder Jakhongir Artikkhodjayev announced plans to build a factory in Kentucky in partnership with a Turkish company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sharing_image":{"poster":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6913900dbfa72.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"template":"2bf59057","mode":"auto"},"_sharing_image_fieldset":{"Dv78f24rp1hU":12497,"YlB8HH34jIzY":"Akfa will build a $600 million factory in the United States"},"pin_until":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2061],"tags":[3603,2062,2143,2265],"class_list":["post-12517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","tag-akfa-en","tag-business","tag-investments","tag-usa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.0 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Akfa will build a $600 million factory in the United States &#8212; 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