Expanding auto-motive car parts production

An Uzbek company located in Andijan region invests in a highly efficient wood plastic composite board production line for interior car parts with a GEFF loan, which will generate energy savings of 43%.

Since 2003, the Uz-Metertech LLC produced gas meters for domestic installations – and this activity is also the origin of the company name. Between 2008-2009, the company diversified into the production of automotive parts and moved to a bigger factory in the Andijan Region. During this time, the company installed injection molding machines and a complex paint line to produce parts for the”Uz-DAEWOO avto” company. The company’s current production capacity is over 1,400,000 units per year. Production is carried out in a factory with a total area of 32,420 m2, and the product range now includes interior parts for Chevrolet Spark, Nexia and Cobalt Series of cars.

‘Uz-Metertech’ implemented ISO 9001: 2009, ISO / TS 16949: 2009 quality management system and is regularly assessed and is dedicated to continuous improvement of the company’s processes.  Recently the company decided to purchase a new production line in order to produce wood plastic composite boards for Chevrolet. The total investment is US$ 373,000, of which US$ 144,646 was financed with a GEFF loan.

The GEFF team performed the project analysis, assessed the potential of energy savings, financial-technical parameters and risks.

The new equipment consumes less energy (188 MWh/year) and generates water savings of 9,425 m3, compared to the baseline.

The new equipment also led to a 100 tonnes CO2 reduction  in GHG emissions per year, making a valuable input towards mitigation of negative effect of human activity on climate.

The Green Economy Financing Facility in Uzbekistan was developed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and is supported by the TaiwanBusiness-EBRD Technical Cooperation Fund and the Federal Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Austria