According to a Turkestan Governor's Office release republished by gurk.kz on 30 October, Governor Nuralkhan Kusherov attended the opening ceremony of the cotton processing plant of Birlik-E LLP in Zhetysay District. Kazakhstan's Kapital.kz, in a report of 31 October, cited the same information from the governor's office press service.
How big is the new cotton processing plant in Zhetysay, Turkestan Region?
According to the release, total investment is 2.8 billion tenge, designed output is 50,000 tonnes of cotton fibre a year, and 200 jobs have been created on completion. The release says the latest generation of technology is used in processing but does not name the country of origin of the equipment. Note that 50,000 tonnes is design capacity, not output already achieved.
What is the local cotton harvest like?
According to Kusherov at the opening ceremony, farmers in Zhetysay District planted 45,000 hectares of cotton this year and 120,000 tonnes had been harvested so far, an average yield of 27.7 quintals per hectare. He said the plant is an important project for forming a chain "from raw material to finished product".
What are the next steps for the project?
According to the release, the second stage plans to start a plant producing cotton linters; the construction timetable has not been disclosed.
What other cotton-related projects has Turkestan Region had recently?
According to Kapital.kz, the governor had earlier also met the founder of Interexport to discuss a project to build a flour and oil plant in Maktaaral District, and mentioned that the cottonseed oil plant TABIGI MAY has already started in the district. This site has also previously reported two newly started cotton gins in the Turan Special Economic Zone.
Frequently asked questions
Rules related to this news
### Is this cotton plant already in production?
The release says the opening ceremony took place on 30 October and the company has the design capacity to produce 50,000 tonnes of cotton fibre a year. Actual output and utilisation have not been disclosed.
### Does this project involve Chinese companies?
The release does not mention Chinese companies or Chinese technology, and this article draws no inference. The cotton gins in the Turan Special Economic Zone reported earlier on this site are a different project.
### How many jobs does the project bring?
The release says 200 jobs have been created.
### When will the cotton linter plant be built?
The release only says the second stage plans to start; it gives neither a timetable nor an investment amount.
Further reading
- More industry and policy news: Kazakhstan investment and projects news section
- Cotton projects in the same region: Two more cotton gins start up in Turkestan Region's Turan SEZ
- Oil projects in the same region: Cottonseed oil processing plant starts up in Maktaaral District
- Set up a project company in Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan company registration services
Sources
- gurk.kz (republishing the Turkestan Governor's Office release), 30 October: https://gurk.kz/news/poruchenie-prezidenta-v-zhety-sajskom-rajone-turkestanskoj-oblasti-otkry-lsya-sovremenny-j-hlopkovy-j-zavod
- Kapital.kz, 31 October: https://kapital.kz/economic/154989/v-turkestanskoj-oblasti-zapustili-hlopkopererabatyvayushij-zavod-za-28-mlrd-tengge.html
- Xnews, October: https://xnews.kz/2026/10/poruchenie-prezidenta-v-jetysajskom-rajone-turkestanskoj-oblasti-otkrylsia-sovremennyj-hlopkovyj-zavod/
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