Nurlan Nogayev visited a number of petrochemical production facilities in Shymkent and Turkestan region

During the working trip, the Minister of energy got acquainted with the work of the “Hill Corporation” lubricants production plant, visited the “Standard Resursis – Uglehim” coal chemical plant, and also visited the construction site of a plant for the production of methyl tert-butyl ether and powdered polypropylene, the press service of the Ministry of energy of Kazakhstan reports.

“Standard Resources” LLP is the initiator of the project of a coal-chemical plant with a capacity of 100 thousand tons per year for the production of motor fuel and petrochemical products – “STANDARD RESURSIS-Uglehim. The project is being implemented in Ordabasy district of Turkestan region.

During the visit to “Ontustyk” FEZ Nurlan Nogayev visited the Hill Corporation lubricants production plant, as well as the construction of a plant for methyl tert-butyl ether and polypropylene powder production, which is implemented by “Shymkent Chemical Company” LLP.

The Hill Corporation plant was built within the country's accelerated industrial and innovative development (AIID) program. On May 22, 2010 the plant was officially put into operation. The amount of investment of the project was more than 50 million US dollars. At the moment, the plant employs about 300 people.

In total, there are 4 enterprises for the production of lubricants in Kazakhstan, the total capacity of which is 145 thousand tons per year, which fully covers the needs of the domestic market of the country.

“Shymkent chemical company” LLP is implementing the project for the production of methyl tert-butyl ether and polypropylene powder on the territory of the FEZ "Ontustik".

Methyl tert-butyl ether is an oxygenating additive for increasing the octane number of fuel, powdered polypropylene is a polymer product that is a raw material for the production of bags, containers, pipes, etc. The project capacity is designed to produce 57,000 tons of MTBE and 80,000 tons of powdered polypropylene. Construction and installation works are currently underway at the facility.

Following the trip, Nurlan Nogayev gave a number of specific instructions concerning the further development of the petrochemical industry.

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