DUSHANBE, June 11, Asia-Plus — The Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI) is currently working on the national program for processing leather and wool into manufactured goods inside the country.
The source at a MoEI said that at present leather and wool Tajikistan produces are exported for manufacturing outside Tajikistan, while attraction of investment in development of this sector could promote launch enterprises for processing leather and wool into manufactured goods in Tajikistan.
According to him, three leather and foot-wear enterprises currently operate in the country: Interfur and Kuhandiz in Dushanbe and open joint-stock company Poyafzolduzi Khujand in the Sughd province.
“Besides, there is an enterprise for preprocessing leather in Sarband, Khatlon province; the enterprise with capacity of 1,500 tons of leather per year currently stands idle because there are no buyers for its product,” the source said, adding that tannery in Khatlon’s Danghara district is now also not in operation.
The program for processing leather and wool into manufactured goods inside the country is expected to be submitted for consideration to the government before the end of this year.
