Published by Todd Bush on May 25, 2023
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Uzbekistan's Gas Chemical Complex MTO Central Asia LLC, an innovative leader in polymer production, has signed an industrial gas processing agreement with Air Products to build a methanol production facility. Known as Methanol Island, the facility would have a capacity of 1.34 million tons per year, as a part of the Methanol-to-olefin (MTO) gas chemical complex in Uzbekistan.
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The facility, to be built in the Karakul Free Economic Zone situated in Uzbekistan's Bukhara region, will cover 15 hectares. It is planned to enter operation in 2025 for an expected operational life of 25 years.
Using world leading innovative technologies, Uzbekistan's GCC MTO complex (unlike traditional MTO facilities that use less environmental-friendly coal) is designed for deep processing of specific natural gas with a low content of valuable components into high value polymer products with a production capacity of over 1,110,000 tons per year. The company will produce:
Local production will help Uzbekistan reach its goal of diversifying the economy, substitute imports and potentially export products to other regions.
The methanol facility would ensure the sustainable supply of methanol, hydrogen and other industrial gases such as oxygen and nitrogen, which are essential for the MTO gas chemical complex's production processes.
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Masrur Shakirov, General Director of the Gas Chemical Complex MTO, said: "We are delighted to be working with Air Products, the world's leading industrial gases company, as partners in the complex. Air Products has established itself as a reliable supplier of proven solutions that can guarantee us both the high quality and required volume of products we need. Air Products' investments highlight the degree of interest shown by international companies in Uzbekistan's industrial development opportunities."
The official signing ceremony was held in Tashkent City Congress Hall.
When completed, the Methanol Island facilities would include the following areas:
The MTO gas chemical complex will become the largest producer of polymer products in Central Asia with a capacity of 1100,000 tons / year. The company will produce four types of products: polypropylene (250,000 t / g), low-density polyethylene (80,000 t/g), ethylene vinyl acetate (100,000 t/g) and polyethylene terephthalate (300,000 t/g).
The following companies are working on the MCC MTO project: John Wood Group Plc (UK and Italy), Air Products (USA), Topsoe (Denmark), Koch Industries Inc. (USA), Chemtex Global Corp. (USA), Scientific Design (USA), Versalis (Italy), Sinopec (China) and Grace Catalysts Technologies (USA).
SOURCE Gas Chemical Complex MTO Central Asia LLC
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