BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 24. Kazakhstan’s Silleno
has signed a long-term agreement with Air Liquide Karabatan Tech
Gases (ALKTG) for the supply of industrial gases to the future
polyethylene plant in the Atyrau region
As KazMunayGas reports, the document was signed during the
official visit of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Belgium.
Under the agreement, ALKTG will supply nitrogen and dry
compressed air to support operations at the future polyethylene
production facility, which will have an annual capacity of 1.25
million tons.
As part of the project, ALKTG will construct and operate two
modern, energy-efficient air separation units designed to produce
high-purity nitrogen. The company’s investment in the project is
estimated at 70 million euros.
The facility will be built within the National Industrial
Petrochemical Technopark Special Economic Zone, located in close
proximity to the Silleno plant. The technical gas complex is
expected to be ready to begin supplies by the end of 2028.
The project also places special emphasis on increasing local
content and supporting domestic industrial capabilities.
Compressed air and nitrogen are widely used in industrial
processes and are essential for the operation of control systems,
instrumentation, and automation equipment at the future
polyethylene facility, which will manufacture high value-added
products.
According to the company, Air Liquide Munay Tech Gases is a
joint venture between French Air Liquide and KazMunayGas. The
headquarters of the company are located in Astana. ALMTG has been
supplying hydrogen to KMG’s refinery in Pavlodar and since 2020,
nitrogen. Since March 1, 2021, ALMTG has been supplying hydrogen
and nitrogen to Atyrau Oil Refinery. ALMTG has also built a
production unit to supply nitrogen to Kazakhstan Petrochemical
Industries (KPI) in the petrochemical complex in Karabatan, near
Atyrau, north of the Caspian sea.
