Chemical Sector Development is a Priority for Kazakh Government

The issues of development of chemical industry have been actively discussed in Kazakh governmental circles in late May - early June, 2013. According to the press service of the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, the volume of production of the Kazakh chemical industry in nominal terms increased from 2009 to 2012 2.1 times, which allowed to exceed the plan of 2012 1.5 times. The volume of exports of high value-added chemical products increased by 67.7% to USD 75.8m. The export of chemical products increased by 12% and amounted to USD 3.9bn in Kazakhstan in 2012. 1,100 jobs were created in Kazakhstan under the projects of the chemical industry. At present, the Industrialisation Map includes 42 projects in the chemical industry. Of them 35 projects worth USD 600m were put into service for the last 3 years. These projects allowed to broaden the range of chemical industry products - caustic soda, sodium hypochlorite, and products with high added value - detergents, explosives, agricultural chemicals.

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