26.02.2020

On February 26, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting to discuss reforming the state-owned enterprise Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Plant.

NMMP is the country’s largest industrial enterprise. It produces gold, uranium, rare metals, crudes for building materials and machine tool industries, and a wide range of consumer goods. The mill accounts for 10 percent of all industrial production in Uzbekistan and 18 percent of budget revenues. The company employs more than 54 thousand people.

By the volume of raw materials, the Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Plant is the third gold producer in the world. However, the value of its assets is much less than similar companies abroad.

THus, at present, the book value of NMMP is estimated at $ 1.3 billion, while the market price of comparable foreign enterprises is $ 11 billion.

In this regard, the complex is projected to be transformed into a modern company. The state is taking comprehensive measures in this direction. In particular, under steady implementation is the Development Program of the Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Plant through to 2026. As part of the scheme, 8 facilities worth $ 1.2 billion were commissioned in the period between 2017 and 2019. As a result, over the past three years, gold production has grown by 2.5 percent, and silver – by 37 percent.

In his Address to the Oliy Majlis last month, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted the need, along with the realization of new investment projects in Navoi and Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Plants as well as other large enterprises, to turn them into full-fledged participants in the international financial market.

The meeting participants reviewed plans and impending measures in this direction. They discussed issues of improving the structure of NMMP, ensuring its corporate transparency, bringing the payments in line with international standards.

The President indicated the importance of increasing the production volume at the enterprise to 94 tons by 2026, and thus executing 40 projects worth $ 4 billion, including the development of a new field with estimated value at $ 525 million.

The current gold reserves of the plant in the amount of 3.7 thousand tons ought to be evaluated, it was noted, on the basis of international standards and reflected on the balance sheet of the enterprise.

The State Committee on Geology and the Ministry of Finance have been tasked with translating the assessment of reserves and financial statements to international standards. Reports on field reserves and their condition, data on production projects should be prepared in accordance with JORC Code.

Topics of discussion included the issue of NMMP corporate international bonds.

The chief of the plant and ministers reported on the imminent organizational work in fulfillment of the tasks set.

 

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