On 20 October 2026, the Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship, in cooperation with JSC Uzkimyosanoat, held a seminar entitled “Improving Production Efficiency and Reducing Costs at Chemical Industry Enterprises”. The event was attended by employees of JSC Uzkimyosanoat and approximately 60 specialists from enterprises within its corporate structure.

At the opening of the seminar, G. Usmanov, a representative of the Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship, noted that ongoing reforms aimed at modernising industry, upgrading production facilities through the adoption of modern technologies and digitalising production processes were yielding positive results.

At the same time, it was emphasised that measures implemented at the state level alone are not sufficient to ensure internal transformation at enterprises. Achieving high production efficiency depends primarily on the efforts of enterprise management and employees.

During the seminar, international expert Dr.Ing. Felix Fremeray delivered a presentation on developing value chains at chemical industry enterprises through the application of lean management tools. He introduced an approach that involves analysing the entire production process - from raw material receipt to the shipment of finished products - as a single integrated chain, identifying and eliminating stages that do not create added value.

This approach is particularly important for chemical manufacturing, where many processes operate continuously. Equipment downtime at any stage, excessive inventories, or energy losses can reduce the efficiency of the entire production system. Through the analysis of practical case studies and subsequent discussions, participants explored ways to apply these tools at their respective enterprises.

The relevance of the topic is also driven by the objectives set for the sector. In particular, the industry aims to reduce energy and raw material consumption, as well as production costs, by 10–15% through the introduction of digital solutions. Given that energy costs account for up to 55% of the production cost of nitrogen fertilisers, any resource losses have a direct impact on product competitiveness.

The seminar provided participants with an opportunity to explore international experience in applying lean management principles through practical examples. Implementing these principles is an important factor in reducing production costs, improving resource efficiency, and strengthening the competitiveness of chemical industry enterprises. In turn, this will help the sector achieve its objectives not only through technological upgrades but also by improving the organisation and management of production processes.