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International exhibition for food production and processing, packaging and ingredients

FOODINDUSTRY / AGROTECH EXPO 2019

June 12-14 Uzexpocentre , Uzbekistan

Organizers Supported by

Landfriedstraße 1a D-69117 Heidelberg Tel.: +49-(0)6221-13 57 0 Fax: +49-(0)6221-13 57 23 JSC „Uzexpocentre“ IFWexpo Heidelberg GmbH State committee Ministry of www.ifw-expo.com on investment Agriculture [email protected] The Market Quick facts

Having the largest population in Central Asia (around 32 million people), achie- Gross Domestic Product Change in in %, real ving a long-term sustainable food security plays a strategically important for Uzbekistan. Despite being the largest producer of fruits and vegetables within the CIS, the majority of agricultural products are not processed, especially during the main harvest season. This can be attributed to the lack of storage 8,0% 7,8% 6,0% 6,0% capacity and packaging technology, which causes prices to fall sharply in the peak season due to the oversupply of fresh produce and to rise respectively in the off-season. The underused potential of the food sector is counteracted 2015 2016 2017* 2018* by state programs, which aim at strengthening the Uzbek food industry and *forecast making it competitive. Thus, more and more Uzbek companies attach great Important trade partners in EU importance to high-quality processing, storage and packaging of their pro- $ Mln., 2017 ducts. This promises both better opportunities in local markets, as well as for Import $650 the export of Uzbek food - including in the EU. Export $600 In 2016, Uzbekistan launched a new program for the processing of fruit, vege- $550 $500 tables, meat and milk, covering the period until 2020. Around 80 projects for $450 the production of high-quality finished products are to be commissioned under $400 this program. Another initiative envisages the establishment of 76 processing $350 $300 plants for fruit and vegetables and 23 production facilities for packaging ma- $250 terials in 2017 and 2018. In addition, there are other several hundred smaller $200 United Kingdom Poland

$150 Latvia private development projects in the food sector. the Netherlands $100 France Germany Lithuania Italy The resulting demand on the quality of the end-products, as well as nationwi- $50 $0 de and regional projects and programs offer opportunities for foreign machine Imported goods and plant manufacturers who can offer appropriate solutions. In Uzbekistan, % of the total import there are increasing opportunities in the production of packaged spices, fla- Machinery and vorings, baby food, cheese, as well as baked goods and sausages, which equipment 41,4% Chemical products 17,5% are currently imported from abroad. An investment potential in the small and Food products 11,9% medium-sized sector alone is estimated to be around € 180 million. Iran and non-ferrous metal 7,6% Uzbekistan opens a free conversion of foreign currency! The limitation Energy resources and oil products 4,9% of currency has been the biggest obstacle in trading with Uzbekistan. Now, in accordance with the Decree of the President of Uzbekistan, private indivi- others 16,7% duals and businesses are free to buy and sell a foreign currency for interna- Agriculture tional operations (import of goods and services, payment of dividends, credit Share of the GDP (2016) payments etc.). This opens up enormous opportunities to develop trade with Uzbekistan. 17,6% Visa-free regime. Uzbekistan introduces a visa-free regime for a period of 30 days for citizens of another 45 countries of the world from 1 February 2019. The list includes Australia, Austria, Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Vatican, Luxembourg, Hungary, Brunei Darussalam, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Canada, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden , Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, New Zealand, Portugal, Bulgaria, Republic of Cyprus, Malta, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Arable land Slovenia, Croatia, Chile, Romania, Slovakia, United Kingdom, Brazil, Finland, 10% of the total landmass Montenegro, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Estonia. From January 15, 2019, German citizens visiting Uzbekistan for tourism will be able to enter the country without a visa and stay for up to 30 days. 4,4 Mln. ha

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The Exhibition Exhibitor profile

FOOD PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING FoodIndustry Uzbekistan is the fastest growing international exhibition for food  Meat and milk processing equipment production and processing technologies, as well as packaging industries. It has  Bakery and confectionery equipment proven itself as an annual meeting place between producers of technology,  Laboratory analysis equipment  equipment and services for the food industry with local buyers and key industry Canning equipment  Bottling and filling equipment players. The government provides special assistance and privileges to the ex-  Refrigeration and cold storage equipment hibitors related to the custom clearance of products and technologies brought  Equipment for supermarket chains to the show. The exhibition is held in conjunction with AgroExpo Uzbekistan, an  Storage and logistics exhibition for agriculture, and both are a part of Agrotech Expo. PACKAGING  Packaging equipment and technology Highlights 2018 for ready products  Fruit and vegetable packaging  Raw and expandable materials  Printing, coding and labeling equipment Participating countries  Ready packaging solutions  Warehouse systems 71 INTERNATIONAL Germany Italy Turkey China Russia INGREDIENTS AND ADDITIVES  Bakery improvers  Essential oils, flavouring essences 145  Organic ingredients EXHIBITORS South Korea Iran Sweden France Ukraine  Flavours and sweeteners  Hydrocolloids EXHIBITORS 74  Food additives  Yeats products NATIONAL Netherlands Israel Uzbekistan Spain England  Fats and oils  Ferments  Minerals

12 Uzbekistan regions Visitor profile Region  Producers of food products  Food retailers (supermarkets etc.) 7.160  Food wholesalers VISITORS VISITORS  Food distribution enterprises  Food industry experts  Agricultural holdings Germany, Netherlands, ,  Catering enterprises Kyrgyzstan, Iran  Administrative bodies and associations  Diplomatic corps FOODINDUSTRY UZBEKISTAN/ AGROTECH EXPO 2019 International exhibition for food processing industry, packaging and ingredients

Exhibitors 2018 (selected)

ACAR-MAK-SAN FBR-ELP SPA Paxta Lizing ADAMA FCengineering s.r.l. Petkus Russland ADR System FERRARI COSTRUZIONI MECCANICHE Peymak Advice&Consulting Fruit Control Equipment Pigo srl AgroBoss Irrıgatıon FSE AGRO-TECH Planeta Servis AGROKRAFT GmbH FUTURA s.r.l. Porlanmaz Makine Metal San. Tic. Ltd. AgroLivestock Haller Livestock AG Provent Aircool Engineering AGROTECHSYSTEM LLC Happel Qingdao Agro-unitek Cropscience Agrotop Co., Ltd. Hortiwell Rahpouyan Agrover Inter Trade Consulting (GEA) Richel Group AIS Techno group Jiangsu Ins-Hope New Materials Technology RINIERI SRL AKY Technology JIHOZ-VENTILYATSIYA ROTER ITALIA SRL Anhui Fengle Agrochemical Jingbo Agrochemicals Technology ROVATTI POMPE SPA Anhui Jiexun Optoelectronic Technology KORKMAZPANEL Rufepa Tecnoagro Asia Sera Sabo Kuchlanish va Quvvat Salvi Vivai Atlas Agro Kurtsan Sezer Tarim ve Sagim Teknolojileri BDW Feedmill L. GOBBI SRL Shanghai Farmgreen Chemical Beijing Kingbo Biotech La Meccanica SNC Shebekinskiy Mashinostroitelnyy Zavod Berrak Kimya Gida Tarim Sanayi Maki- LANDTECH LLC Shenzhen Baocheng Chemical Industry nalari Imalat Tic. Ltd. Sti. Lister GmbH Sino Agro-chemical Industry Breeder Consult Service, Lubnymash SN INVEST Buschhoff GmbH & Co. Melinvest Spaggiari Industria Gomma s.r.l CATALYSIS S.L. MEXMASH T.R. TURONI SRL CERMAC - Italian Agro Technologies MIDWAY TECHNOCOOL China Jiangsu International Economic Milk Tex Profi Texno-Soft And Technical Cooperation Group Mogyliv-Podilskyi Engineering Plant Uchtepa Invest Group COMMAN Most Modern Sut Tek. Hay. Ins. A.S. Unitec S.P.A. CTI FoodTEch MP Inox srl URBINATI SRL DeLaval Myande Group Uzagrotekhmash DELFLANDASIA BV Myung Sung Placon VOSTOK MED GIRUDA DONG BANG Nanjing Changxun machinery XIAMEN TOPUSING CHEMICAL CO.,LTD. DOO-JIN Construction Co Nanjing Bestgreen Chemical Xinxiang Hexie feed machinery Elxolding NPP Saturn-Agro manufacturing ESKIBARAJ TARIM OCMIS IRRIGAZIONE SPA YUK-IL Cо Ltd European Greenhouse Omex Agrofluids Ltd. Yuldosh Consult FarmAgroService OSC Tekstil Tarim Gida Sogutma Zavod Kobzarenko FARMSKO

Landfriedstraße 1a D-69117 Heidelberg In total 145 exhibitors Tel.: +49-(0)6221-13 57 0 Fax: +49-(0)6221-13 57 23 from 15 countries www.ifw-expo.com [email protected]