Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, July 24
By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
Several gas chemical complexes are planned to be built in Turkmenistan’s Balkan, Dashoguz, Lebap and Ahal provinces soon, Trend reports referring to Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper on July 24.
This corresponds to the program of development of the oil and gas industry of Turkmenistan for the period up to 2030. Several big projects have already been implemented within the program. Among these projects are a new polymer plant in Kiyanly settlement of the Balkan province and an enterprise for the production of gasoline from natural gas in the Ovadan-depe settlement of Ahal province.
New cost-based projects are planned to be implemented jointly with foreign partners. The proposals were received from participants of the international tender. Among them are the companies from Italy, Japan and South Korea.
The second phase of the complex for the production of synthetic gasoline from natural gas on the basis of the recently commissioned plant in Ovadan-depe, where the capacity is 600,000 tons of RON-92 gasoline per year, is planned to be built in Ahal province.
The complex in Kiyanly settlement of Balkan province, where the design capacity is 386,000 tons of polyethylene and 81,000 tons of polypropylene, will also expand its production.
Polyvinyl chloride, caustic soda, hydrochloric acid and liquid chlorine are planned to be produced in this settlement.
A project of construction of a methyl diethanolamine production unit is being developed in Kiyanly settlement. The products of nearby gas chemical complexes will be used as raw materials.
An enterprise producing rubber and polystyrene will be built in Lebap province. Polyvinyl acetate and methanol are planned to be produced in Dashoguz province.
