A 15.7-hectare leather and footwear industrial zone has been established in Akhangaran district of Tashkent region of Uzbekistan, the Uzcharmsanoat association reported.

Seven companies from Russia, China, Turkey and Uzbekistan plan to implement 23 projects worth $31.5m on the territory of the new industrial zone.

The industrial zone already has an automated slaughterhouse, a cluster for leather processing and finished products, as well as shoe manufacturing and wool processing factories.