ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 31. Silleno LLP,
operator of the polyethylene production project in the Atyrau
region of Kazakhstan, and Karl Schmidt Spedition GmbH & Co (KSS)
have signed an EPC contract for the construction of a logistics
complex, Trend
reports via the company.
KSS will be responsible for engineering, procurement, and
construction.
The proposed logistics complex is designed to manage up to 1.25
million tons of polyethylene pellets annually. This includes
comprehensive functions such as packaging, storage, and shipment to
both domestic and export markets through rail and road
transportation.
The complex will feature 11 distinct facilities, including
storage silos, a primary packaging and palletizing building,
warehouses for finished products and materials, shipping zones, an
administrative and operations building with a control room, a
container terminal, a container repair workshop, open storage
areas, and a transformer substation.
The project is scheduled for completion and commissioning by the
end of 2028. It will also integrate advanced digital solutions to
enhance automation and optimize logistics efficiency.
The polyethylene plant is being developed within the Karabatan
industrial zone, part of the National Industrial Petrochemical
Technopark Special Economic Zone in Atyrau. Production is expected
to commence in 2029. The project entered its active construction
phase on March 31, 2025, marked by the commencement of pile driving
for the pyrolysis unit.
With a planned capacity of 1.25 million tons per year and total
investments exceeding $7 billion, the Silleno project is expected
to become one of the largest industrial projects in Kazakhstan’s
manufacturing sector.
Karl Schmidt Spedition GmbH & Co (SCHMIDT Group) is an
international dry bulk logistics operator with more than 75 years
of experience, operating across 49 sites worldwide with over 1,300
vehicles and 7,000 containers.
