Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, April 29
By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
A report on the construction process of gas chemical plants was made at the recent governmental meeting in Turkmenistan’s Ashgabat city, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported.
The matter rests in the polyethylene and polypropylene production plant in Kiyanly settlement of the Balkan region and the natural gas processing and gasoline production plant in Ovadandepe village of the Akhal province.
During the meeting, the country’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stressed that the development of the gas chemical industry is of great importance for the diversification of the oil and gas industry, further implementation of industrialization and import substitution programs and acceleration of the export potential of the local economy.
The president ordered to take the necessary measures for the timely commissioning of new plants, as well as gave a number of instructions.
The gas chemical complex is being built in the Kiyanli settlement. The complex is designed to produce 386,000 tons of polyethylene and 81,000 tons of polypropylene per year. The project is being implemented by South Korea’s LG and Hyundai together with Japan’s Toyo Engineering Corporation. Total cost of the project is $3.4 billion. The complex is planned to be commissioned in September 2018.
Meanwhile, a plant for the production of A-92 (RON 92) gasoline from natural gas is being built in Ovadandepe village. The project is being implemented by a consortium of companies Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Japan) and Ronesans Endustri Tesisleri Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Turkey).
The plant is designed to annually produce up to 600,000 tons of RON 92 gasoline. Total cost of the project is almost $1.7 billion. The plant is planned to be commissioned in December 2018.