According to Kairbek Uskenbayev, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the chemical industry has entered the top five manufacturing sectors that are most important for the development of import substitution in our country. The chemical industry ranks second in terms of total imports,...

Tengizchevroil (TCO) has launched a new plant for the production of granulated sulfur at Tengiz, which will ensure the processing of almost all the liquid sulfur produced at the facilities. This, in turn, will improve environmental safety and reduce production risks. The new plant, with a monthly production capacity of 40,000 tons of sulfur, will...

In the Sarysu district of the Zhambyl region, a sulfuric acid production plant with a capacity of 800,000 tons per year has been launched. The project is being implemented by EuroChem Group as part of the construction of the large chemical complex “EuroChem‑Karatau”. The total investment in the project is estimated at almost 1 billion dollars,...

SULFUR AS A SOURCE OF HIGH‑VALUE MATERIALS: A JOINT PROJECT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AND KOZYBAYEV UNIVERSITY Kazakhstan ranks 7th in the world in sulfur production, with a total production volume of about 4.3 million tons per year. At the same time, its export generates only ~$200–400 million. Today, elemental sulfur, as a by‑product of the...