President of Uzbekistan discusses plans on developing strategic partnership with “Air Products”

22 Sep 2025

The next item on the business agenda of the working visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to New York City was a meeting with Eduardo Menezes, Chief Executive Officer of Air Products.

Air Products specializes in the production and supply of industrial gases. The company’s market capitalization exceeds US$63 billion. It produces 200 million tons of industrial gases annually in more than 50 countries around the world and operates a network of approximately 750 production facilities.

Practical aspects of further expanding mutually beneficial cooperation with one of the leading international companies actively investing in the creation of high-tech industrial enterprises in Uzbekistan were discussed.

The company’s investments in our country have now exceeded $1 billion. Projects such as industrial gas processing at the GTL plant, hydrogen production at the Fergana oil refinery plant and liquid carbon dioxide production at “Navoiazot”, establishment of a shock freezing center have been implemented.

Agreements have been reached to accelerate the implementation of projects for the construction of a gas chemical complex in Bukhara, coal gasification, and the production of environmentally friendly aviation fuel.

At the end of the meeting, an agreement was reached to adopt a “roadmap” for the promotion of cooperation projects.

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