23.09.2025

The next item on the business agenda of the working visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to New York City was a meeting with Eduardo Menezes, Chief Executive Officer of Air Products.

Air Products specializes in the production and supply of industrial gases. The company's market capitalization exceeds US$63 billion. It produces 200 million tons of industrial gases annually in more than 50 countries around the world and operates a network of approximately 750 production facilities.

Practical aspects of further expanding mutually beneficial cooperation with one of the leading international companies actively investing in the creation of high-tech industrial enterprises in Uzbekistan were discussed.

The company's investments in our country have now exceeded $1 billion. Projects such as industrial gas processing at the GTL plant, hydrogen production at the Fergana oil refinery plant and liquid carbon dioxide production at “Navoiazot”, establishment of a shock freezing center have been implemented.

Agreements have been reached to accelerate the implementation of projects for the construction of a gas chemical complex in Bukhara, coal gasification, and the production of environmentally friendly aviation fuel.

At the end of the meeting, an agreement was reached to adopt a “roadmap” for the promotion of cooperation projects.