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2016-09-20 | Economics
Mubarek Gas Processing Plant (GPP) is getting prepared to launch a new production of granulated sulfur within the next three months
The plant will produce up to 80,000 tons of marketable products per year. At the same time, it will concentrate on bringing its products in conformity with international standards, as a significant part of it will be exported. The project’s total cost exceeds $9.4 million.
Many customers, primairy foreign ones, pay attention to the packaging, which should be convenient for transportation and subsequent storage. Therefore, the plant will launch a virtually fully automated process, so the finished products were packed in strong sealed bags. Among other things, this promises a serious environmental impact.
Sulfur has been turning into an extremely popular product, especially among mineral fertilizer and construction material producers. These two areas are currently boosting in Uzbekistan, while manufacturers still have to use imported raw materials, which increases the cost of the final product. However, soon they will have an alternative of granulated sulfur by the Mubarek Gas Processing Plant.
In the coming years, the company is also going to implement a major project on the construction of a new sulfur production plant from acid gas totaling more than $260 million. Specialists are finalizing the design documentation. The plant will produce 280,000 tons of sulfur per year.
To date, the company is capable of cleaning and drying 33.5 billion cubic. meters of natural gas per year, producing 186,000 tons of stable gas condensate, and 258,000 tons of liquefied gas.