The largest industrial facility was launched in the Industrial Zone of Almaty
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Independence, Akim of Almaty Bakhytzhan Sagintayev took part in the ceremony of launching a plant for the production of large-diameter welded steel pipes.
The Akim of the city, Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, congratulated the workers and the management of the plant on the upcoming Independence Day, the 30th anniversary of which is dear to the heart of every citizen of Kazakhstan. He recalled, that two years ago the principles of the Industrial Zone were changed. Projects for implementation are selected and approved by the Regional Coordination Council of the city, which includes entrepreneurs and heads of industry unions.
“Thanks to this approach, we have eliminated idle projects and made it possible to implement promising production facilities. The launch of one of the largest factories allowed creating new jobs and strengthening the city's economy, ”said B. Sagintayev, wishing the factory workers success in their work.
The project for the production of welded steel pipes of large diameters from 355 to 1420 mm was implemented by LLP "Asia Steel Pipe Corporation".
The products are intended for the transportation of oil, gas, water and oil products. In addition, the pipes can be used in the mining, construction, chemical and energy industries. Also, the enterprise has established the production of anti-corrosion coatings.
The project cost is 33 billion tenge. The plant has created 304 permanent jobs. The design capacity is 100 thousand tons of pipe products per year. A land plot with an area of 18.2 hectares has been allocated for the implementation of the project in the Industrial Zone of Almaty (IZA).
IZA participants are 63 companies with 65 projects worth 239 billion tenge, with the creation of 7788 jobs.
In total, to date, 18 projects have been implemented for a total amount of 112.7 billion tenge, with the creation of 2957 jobs.