据MRCHUB网站12月7日莫斯科报道，根据国际文传电讯社（Interfax）援引哈萨克斯坦工业和基础设施开发部的新闻报道称，该国预计将在西哈萨克斯坦地区建设一家生产甲醇的天然气化工厂，作为1.4亿美元项目的一部分。

该报道表示，哈萨克斯坦公司Zhaik Petroleum LTD在会议期间与中方签署了EPC合同。该合同设想在西哈萨克斯坦地区建设一家产能为13万吨的甲醇制气化工企业。

在建设和组装工作期间将创造约500个工作岗位，在设施投入运行后将创造220个永久性工作岗位。该项目的总成本为1.4亿美元。

这家新的天然气化工工厂预计将于2024年底开始运营。随后，该项目将进入第二阶段，预计耗资2亿美元，以启动氨和尿素的生产。

早些时候有报道称，11月8日，哈萨克斯坦国家天然气公司在哈萨克斯坦西部的阿提劳启动了一个年产50万吨的聚丙烯的新工厂。该新工厂价值26亿美元，将能够生产多达65种聚丙烯，以满足国内需求，并出口聚丙烯到国外市场。其使用了由Lummus技术公司提供的Catofin和Novolen技术。

郝芬 译自 MRCHUB

原文如下：

Methanol-making gas chemical facility worth USD140 mln to be built in Kazakhstan

A gas chemical enterprise to produce methanol is expected to be built in the West Kazakhstan region as part of a USD140-million project, said Interfax, citing the press service for the Kazakh Industry and Infrastructure Development Ministry.

"The Kazakh company Zhaik Petroleum LTD signed an EPC contract with the Chinese side during the meeting. This contract envisages the construction of a methanol-making gas chemical enterprise with a production capacity of 130,000 tonnes in the West Kazakhstan region," it said.

Some 500 jobs will be created during construction and assembly work, and 220 permanent jobs will be created after the facility is put into operation. The overall cost of the project stands at USD140 million.

The new gas chemical enterprise is expected to begin operating in late 2024. It will be followed by the project's second stage, estimated at USD200 million, to launch the production of ammonia and carbamide.

Earlier it was reported that on November 8, KazMunayGas launched a new plant for the production of polypropylene with a capacity of 500 thousand tons per year in Atyrau, Western Kazakhstan. The new plant is valued at USD2.6 billion and will be able to produce up to 65 types of polypropylene to meet domestic demand, as well as export polypropylene to foreign markets. It uses Catofin and Novolen technologies provided by Lummus Technology.