Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, July 2
By Huseyn Hasanov - Trend:
Turkmenistan aims to produce high value-added products in the fuel and energy complex and implement large gas-chemical investment projects, Trend reports with reference to a source from Turkmengaz state concern.
All these billion-dollar projects are planned to be implemented jointly with foreign partners. Proposals were received from companies of Italy, Japan, and South Korea. In their framework, it is planned to build the second phase of a complex for the production of synthetic gasoline from natural gas in the Akhal region based on the recently launched plant in Ovadan-depe with the capacity of 600,000 tons of A-92 gasoline per year.
According to the source, the complex located in the near-Caspian village of Kiyanly in the Balkan region will also significantly expand its production. Its design capacity is 386,000 tons of polyethylene and 81,000 tons of polypropylene. Production of polyvinyl chloride, caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, and liquid chlorine will be also organized in this zone.
As reported, A construction project and a methyldiethanolamine production unit are being developed in Kiyanly. The raw materials will be used for intermediate products of nearby gas chemical complexes. A rubber and polystyrene production plant will be built in Lebap region; the production of polyvinyl acetate and methanol is to be started in Dashoguz region.
According to the report of British Petroleum (BP), Turkmenistan ranks fourth in terms of natural gas reserves in the world. The country sells it to China and Russia.