Since the beginning of the year, Kazakhstan's chemical industry has accelerated its development, with three modern production projects launched in Almaty Region, Dzetsu, and Shymkent, totaling an investment of 12 billion tengkhl. These projects cover products such as sodium sulfate, primary plastics, and mineral fertilizers. The three new enterprises have already created 159 permanent jobs for the local population.

According to the QazIndustry Project Monitoring and Analysis Bureau, by the end of this year, another 15 chemical projects will be put into operation nationwide, with a total investment of 69.6 billion tengkhl, expected to create 917 new long-term jobs. These projects will involve various chemical products such as gelatin, sodium sulfate, organic mineral fertilizers, cellulose stabilizers, and disinfectants, further enriching the country's chemical industry chain.

In addition, 18 large-scale backbone projects are underway in the chemical sector, with a total investment exceeding 5.1 trillion tengkhl. These projects are mainly for the production of high-value-added products such as sulfuric acid, sodium cyanide, industrial mercury, uranium oxide, and tungsten concentrate, and are expected to create approximately 4,800 jobs. Meanwhile, 30 projects in the early development stage have been put on the agenda, covering products such as urea, lithium carbonate, ammonium nitrate, low-density and high-density polyethylene recycled granules, and liquid nitrogen, with a planned total investment of 10.2 trillion tengels and the potential to create 24,800 jobs.

In total, Kazakhstan's chemical industry currently has 66 projects under construction or planned, with a total investment of approximately 15.4 trillion tengels, which will cumulatively create approximately 30,700 jobs, of which approximately 23,100 will be located in rural areas. This has profound significance for promoting balanced regional development and enhancing the country's industrial strength. Keywords: Kazakhstan, chemical industry, rural industrialization

According to previous reports, a Chinese industrial company plans to invest $500 million in Aktobe to build a chromium processing complex, with an annual output value of $1.2 billion after reaching full production. At the same time, a sulfuric acid production facility with an annual output of 800,000 tons is under construction in the Zhambyl region. This project belongs to the EuroChem large-scale modern chemical complex, with a total investment expected to reach $1 billion. These foreign investment projects will further consolidate Kazakhstan's position as an important chemical base in Central Asia. Editor/Sunyaxin