POSITIVE DYNAMICS IS OBSERVED IN SHYMKENT, WHICH HAS ENTERED 17 PROJECTS INTO THE INDUSTRIALIZATION MAP

POSITIVE DYNAMICS IS OBSERVED IN SHYMKENT, WHICH HAS ENTERED 17 PROJECTS INTO THE INDUSTRIALIZATION MAP
A number of important issues were considered at today's government meeting chaired by Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan A. Mamin.

Speaking about the epidemiological situation, Minister of health of the country A. Tsoi noted that more than 7.5 million people received the 1st component of the vaccine in Kazakhstan, which is 75.8% of the population to be vaccinated. The 2nd component covers more than 6.4 million people, which is 64.7% of the population that needs to be vaccinated. In Shymkent, 516,625 people received the first component of the vaccine, which reached 96.4%. The second component was received by 417,708 people, covering 77.9% of the contingent to receive the vaccine.

Minister of Industry and infrastructure development of RK Beibut Atamkulov reported on the implementation of the industrialization map. "In 2021, the regions plan to launch 128 projects totaling 1.23 trillion tenge. 12 thousand permanent jobs will be created. The largest number of projects is in Shymkent – 17 projects, Karaganda and East Kazakhstan regions - 14 projects, the minister said."

Within the framework of the industrialization map, 17 projects are planned to be implemented in the city this year. It is planned to attract investments in the amount of 40 billion tenge and create 758 new jobs. Of these, 5 projects have been launched for the first nine months of this year, 385 new jobs have been created. The volume of attracted investments amounted to 1 12.6 billion.

By the end of the year, a unique enterprise in Kazakhstan – the production of aluminum cans "KazAlPack" will be launched. 23.4 billion tenge of investments were attracted for the implementation of this project with the creation of 145 jobs. The company, which produces cans with an annual capacity of 500 million pieces, will provide 65% of the country's demand.

The Republican map of industrialization in the energy sector, which is coordinated by the Ministry of energy of the country, includes 1 project from Shymkent. 25 billion tenge of investments were attracted to create an enterprise for the production of methyl tert butyl ether and propylene of Shymkent Chemical Company LLP. The company will employ 350 people and produce 57 thousand tons of products per year. The company will be launched next year.

In his address to the people of Kazakhstan, the head of state set a task to increase exports of the manufacturing industry by 1.5 times and labor productivity by 30 percent by 2025. Timely and high-quality implementation of projects of the industrialization map will ensure the achievement of these tasks.
 
Press service of Shymkent city mayor's office