(pm) -- Construction of the infrastructural facilities for a new gas and chemical complex is underway in Atyrau region, the press service of the Ministry of Oil and Gas of Kazakhstan informs.
“Presently, the planning of 78% of the main technological installations and network is complete within the first stage of the construction process. The planning of the infrastructural facilities is 95% complete,” the statement of the Ministry reads.
Besides, driving lanes are being built to some recently constructed facilities as well railroads, distribution station, electric lines, etc.
Construction of this complex will allow temporally employ up to 6.4 thousand people (during the first and second stages) and up to 900 people will be provided permanent jobs during the operation period.
The project will have two stages: the first stage – establishment of production of polypropylene with the capacity of 500 thousand tons a year, the second stage – establishment of production of polyethylene with the capacity of 800 thousand tons a year.
In whole, implementation of the project began in 2010 and scheduled to end in 2012. The cost of the project is 6.3 bln US dollars.
MRC