Two new cotton processing plants have been opened in the Turkestan region of Kazakhstan. Located in the Otyrar district, the plants form part of a project to develop a cotton and textile hub. This was reported by
Kazinform, a partner of TV BRICS, based on information from the regional government.
With the opening of these new plants, which join the two opened in 2025, the district now has four cotton processing plants. Together, they have the capacity to process up to 320,000 tonnes of unginned cotton and produce 110,000 tonnes of cotton fibre per year.
The total investment in the construction of the four factories amounted to 17 billion tenge (around US$37.4 million). The projects have created more than 100 permanent jobs.
The plants use modern technologies to clean and dry the cotton, as well as to separate the fibres from the seeds.
The development of the cotton industry in Kazakhstan envisages the creation of a complete production chain, from the cultivation of the raw material to the manufacture of yarns and finished textile products. This strategy enables the expansion of raw material processing within the country and increases the production of goods with higher added value.
BRICS countries and the group’s partners are also developing the cotton sector and expanding textile production.
In Egypt, new investments aim to expand the textile industry’s production capacity. Funding of US$80 million will be allocated to the expansion of an industrial complex, the total cost of which is US$140 million. Production will cover various stages of the supply chain, from the processing of ginned cotton and the manufacture of yarns to the dyeing of fabrics and the production of garments. When it reaches full capacity, the facility will be able to produce around 24 million items per year and create more than 4,500 jobs. This was reported by
Daily News Egypt, a partner of TV BRICS.
Brazil, for its part, is seeing growth in cotton exports. In August 2026, shipments of raw cotton abroad rose by 45.5 per cent compared with the same month the previous year. The figures were released by
Brasil 247, a partner of TV BRICS, based on information from Brazil’s Foreign Trade Secretariat.
In Vietnam, exports of textiles and clothing exceeded US$36 billion in the first nine months of 2026, an increase of 3.3 per cent compared with the same period the previous year. The sector’s priorities include expanding domestic production of fabrics and raw materials, adopting advanced technologies and automating industrial processes. The aim is to reduce dependence on external suppliers and increase the share of higher value-added products in exports, as reported by
Vietnam News Agency (VNA), a partner of TV BRICS.
In Uzbekistan, the priority is to expand cotton fibre processing and automate textile production. In September 2026, the country’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, visited an industrial plant in the Andijan region. The project received investments of US$10 million, created 1,000 permanent jobs and has the capacity to produce 9.4 million knitted garments per year. The factory utilises automated production lines, a digital management system and sewing machines equipped with artificial intelligence, as reported on the official website of the Presidency of Uzbekistan.