One year ago, on March 31, 2025, the first piles were driven into the foundation of the pyrolysis unit at the future polyethylene plant site, marking the start of large-scale construction.
Currently, construction activities are underway at two key process units. Overall project progress has reached 25%, with works proceeding in line with the schedule.
At the pyrolysis unit, where ethane will be converted into ethylene, piling works (approximately 95%), foundation construction (over 24%), as well as the installation of above-ground precast reinforced concrete structures (387 m³ out of 5.7 thousand m³) for the subsequent installation of pipe racks, are ongoing.
In 2026, delivery and installation of the first units of large-scale equipment are planned, including two columns weighing up to 1,500 tons and 700 tons, manufactured at the AtyrauNefteMash plant. The first batch of oversized equipment, with a total weight of 11,760 freight tons (equivalent to approximately 200 fully loaded railway wagons), is already en route to Kazakhstan from the manufacturing facility. Installation of steel structures and process pipelines will also commence.
At the site of the second key unit — the polymerization unit — as well as at off-site facilities, 567 thousand m³ (24%) of earthworks have been completed, and 5,720 piles (15%) have been driven.
As of today, 1,421 personnel are engaged in construction works (over 90% are citizens of Kazakhstan), with 330 units of equipment in operation.
Commissioning of the plant and production of the first products are scheduled for 2029.
