SAG, the leader of Central Asian carpet production, produces all the items needed in production within its own structure.
SAG, which was founded in 2000s and offers employment to more than 10,000 people today, is the door of the carpet opening to the world from Samarkand. The brand, which continues to produce by increasing its capacity especially during the pandemic period, continues to enter new foreign markets. Underlining that they produce all materials needed in carpet production, from yarn to packaging, Kamol Abdulloev, Chairman of the Board of SAG, underlined that they are one of the rare companies in the world in this regard.
First of all, can you tell us the story of the establishment of SAG?
SAG is a leading carpet and rug manufacturing company in Central Asia, founded in 2000. The company started its activity as a small carpet weaving factory. To date, all processes, from the production of yarn to the packaging of the final carpet products, are carried out at the enterprise itself. Thus, SAG is one of the unique enterprises in the world where the entire production cycle is concentrated. Also SAG is a group of companies which includes companies with other different industries such as SAG Tuft and Grass (production of artificial grass and tufting), SET (textile industry), SAG Marokand Klaster (cottonseed oil production), SAG Marokand Sifat (cotton yarn production), SAG Invitro (agricultural laboratory), Bionur Medservis (medical Center), SAG Al- Bukhoriy (hotel, tourism), SAG Agro (development of horticulture),SAG SEAL (elevator production), SAG Jarkurgan (plastic bottle recycling). SAG is one of the largest employers. More than 10 000 people work at SAG factories.
Can you tell us about your products and their features?
Carpets are woven on high-tech Belgian, German and Swiss equipment using only high-quality and environmentally friendly raw materials, which ensures a high level of product quality. The factory produces pile carpets, runners, machine-made carpets. Almost all models of the collections have a natural basis of jute and cotton. According to the manufacturing method, they are divided into woven and tufted. The pile in woven carpets is formed by weaving plain and multi-colored yarn and tying knots on a solid basis, the ends of which are then trimmed. Now woven carpets are made on special machines. Synthetic or mixed threads are used as yarn. The workshops of the factory produce carpets from acrylic, viscose, polyester and polypropylene.
What about your production facilities and production power?
As mentioned above, all processes, from the production of yarn to the packaging of the final carpet product, are carried out at the enterprise itself. This speaks to the strong production capacity of our company. Machines in our factory have different fabric densities. Carpets are woven on 16, 32, 40, 48, 70, 100, 120 reed looms. The higher the reed value, the denser the carpet. Now we produce over 12 million square meters per year.
Do you have new investments or are you planning in the near future?
Yes, we have a new project «Agrarian line». The goal of the project is the development of the horticulture industry. There may be other projects as well.
What can you say about the Uzbekistan carpet industry and its place in the world carpet industry?
The carpet industry is gaining more and more momentum in Uzbekistan. The demand for carpets is very high. Every year more and more new collections are released. The volume of production is growing. We are the leader in production and sales in the domestic market. And also we occupy the 4th place in terms of production in the world. The company is a regular participant of international exhibitions, including Domotex Turkey and Domotex Hannover.
Are there any developments on the export side? What is your 2021 export? How far do you aim to complete 2022? Can you list the countries you export the most to?
Our products occupy the leading position among manufacturers of carpets and floor coverings in
Central Asia. We export products to all CIS countries, China, America and Korea. We are rapidly expanding our export market share and intend to enter new countries in 2022 (possibly Canada and Europe).
If we need to evaluate the last 3 years, what can you say about this process?
In general, the last 3 years have been stable. Despite the pandemic, there was an increase in sales. Production is expanding, we continue to enter new markets.
