Uzbekistan's Uzmetkombinat and China's NORINCO have discussed a broad portfolio of mining, metallurgy, energy and transport projects as the Uzbek steelmaker seeks to strengthen its raw-material base and expand industrial capacity. 2 metallurgical processing facility. The sides examined ways to recover valuable components from existing industrial waste, introduce secondary raw materials into production and apply modern technologies to improve resource efficiency. The project could involve advanced engineering solutions and high-efficiency technologies to process domestic raw materials more deeply and produce higher-value-added metal products. NORINCO is a major Chinese industrial corporation with activities spanning mining and mineral resources, oil and gas, energy, engineering, transportation infrastructure and industrial investment.