Azam Umarov

A customer sees a bottle of dishwashing liquid, liquid soap, or laundry gel on a store shelf and notices that the price has increased again. This is usually explained by exchange-rate fluctuations or higher retail margins. In reality, however, the cost of household chemical products begins to take shape much earlier — at factories in China and Iran, during international payments, transportation, customs-terminal handling, and finally at the manufacturing stage in Uzbekistan. Two components...

The household chemicals market in Uzbekistan is changing noticeably. In the past, a significant share of products came from abroad. Today, more and more companies are launching local production: dishwashing gels, liquid soap, laundry detergents, car care products, and professional cleaning solutions for HoReCa and industrial use. According to BusinesStat, from 2020 to 2024, household chemicals production in Uzbekistan grew by 24% — from 267 million to 332 million units. This is no longer just...

How to Choose the Right Cleaning Product for Different Surfaces Without Damaging Them Sometimes it may seem that one strong cleaning product can be used for everything: tiles, sinks, tables, glass, plastic, or faucets. In practice, this is one of the most common ways surfaces get damaged. One product may remove grease very well but damage wooden surfaces. Another may work effectively against limescale but leave marks on marble. A third may clean bathroom fixtures quickly but be unsuitable for...