🌐The C5+1 business program, held in Samarkand as part of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit, brought together representatives from over 100 companies. The event resulted in the announcement of 54 national-level agreements totaling $12 billion.
💼 A representative of the Uzbekistan Technological Metals Complex (TMK) together with the American side held a session titled "Mineral Resources and Mining Industry". The discussions focused on the advanced processing of critical minerals, investment, and technology transfer.
🤝 Export and trade opportunities were explored with Mercuria, Zeppelin, IG Global Group, and Trafigura. Letters of intent for investment cooperation were exchanged with Vast Resources.
🤝 Prospects for the joint processing of industrial waste were also discussed with Metallica Commodities.
🤝 Joint research was discussed with the Colorado School of Mines, while FLSmidth was invited to collaborate within the R&D Park. Technologies for treating and reusing industrial water were explored with Aquatech.
🎓 Under an agreement signed with MIT Open Learning, 150 TMK specialists will receive training in artificial intelligence on the "Universal AI" platform.
💠 The talks in Samarkand have opened up new opportunities to expand TMK's international ties in exports, investment, and technological cooperation.