The purpose of this treatise is to ascertain Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan's potential for economic growth through the study of the industrial plant market in the Central Asia, widely considered the newest Greenfield of the rising these economy, and contemplate measures that will allow Korea to make inroads into that market.
The industrial plant market recently taking shape in the Central Asia, a region bordering the Korean Peninsula, presents Korea with new opportunities for growth, considering Korea's world-class competitiveness in the construction and operation of industrial plants. However, the plant market in the Central Asia also presents significant obstacles including lack of institutional/legal support, unlike the Middle East, Korea's current No. 1 industrial plant market; insufficient funds to place orders for plant construction; not to mention fierce competition from China and Japan. This paper intends to outline strategies Korea might want to consider for its entry into the Central Asia industrial plant market, in the face of massive financial wherewithal and political clout possessed by the Chinese and the Japanese.