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Atyrau hosted the graduation ceremony for the first cohort of the MAIRE Jaryq Academy, an international educational programme designed to train future engineers and technical specialists for Kazakhstan’s petrochemical industry. The first 19 participants, students of the Safi Otebayev Atyrau University of Oil and Gas, successfully completed the six-month programme implemented by the international engineering […]
A fractionation column, the largest vertical piece of equipment for the project, has been delivered to the construction site of the future polyethylene plant. It is the first piece of oversized equipment to arrive directly at the complex’s installation site. The column was manufactured at the AtyrauNefteMash plant. Technical specifications of the column: ▪️ Height […]
As part of the Silleno polyethylene plant construction project, the second intake of the TRaiming the Future educational programme, implemented by Tecnicas Reunidas (TR), the EPC contractor for the pyrolysis unit, has officially commenced. Starting from 1 July 2026, 31 students from Kazakhstan’s leading technical universities began a six-month training programme. The participants were selected […]
During a working visit to the Atyrau Region, Chairman of the Management Board of KazMunayGas, Askhat Khassenov, visited the construction site of the Silleno polyethylene plant with an annual production capacity of 1.25 million tonnes. The project is being implemented in line with the instruction of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, […]
A unique logistics operation has officially commenced in Atyrau today as the largest ethylene fractionator, manufactured by the local company AtyrauNefteMash, begins its journey to the construction site of the Silleno polyethylene plant. The ethylene fractionator is the heart of the ethylene production unit, where ethylene, the primary feedstock for polyethylene production, is separated and […]
First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nurlybek Nalibayev visited the construction site of the Silleno polyethylene plant with an annual production capacity of 1.25 million tonnes during his working trip to the Atyrau Region. The project is being implemented in line with the instruction of the Head of State as part of […]
Silleno LLP has signed a long-term agreement with Air Liquide Karabatan Tech Gases LLP (ALKTG) for the supply of nitrogen and compressed dry air to the future polyethylene plant in Atyrau region with an annual capacity of 1.25 million tonnes. Under the agreement, ALKTG will build and operate two state-of-the-art, energy-efficient air separation units (ASUs) […]
The first batch of heavy-lift equipment for the polyethylene plant under construction in Atyrau Region has been delivered by two river-sea class vessels. The cargo arrived at the Ersai Port located in the Mangystau Region. The shipment consists of nine units of equipment for the pyrolysis unit, previously dispatched from the manufacturing facility. The total […]
AtyrauNefteMash Completes a Key Stage in Manufacturing the Largest Column for the Polyethylene Plant
Hydrostatic testing of the Ethylene Fractionator, manufactured for the polyethylene plant currently under construction in the Atyrau Region with an annual capacity of 1.25 million tonnes, has been successfully completed at the production facility of AtyrauNefteMash LLP. With a diameter of 7.5 metres, the column is one of the largest and heaviest pieces of process […]
The Chairman of the Management Board of KazMunayGas, Askhat Khasenov, during a working visit to the Atyrau region, reviewed the current status of petrochemical projects, compliance with approved schedules, and the increase of local content through the involvement of domestic enterprises. The General Director of Silleno, Mukhtar Avutbayev, reported on the progress of construction of […]