Chemical and Petrochemical Industry MOFCOM（化学和石化工业商务部）.pdf

Chemical and Petrochemical Industry epublic of Kazakhstan is abundant with natural resources used for the production of chemicals and petrochemicals. There are rich reserves of potassium salt, borates, bromine compounds, R sulphates, phosphorites, sulphur pyrites, wallastonite, and feedstock for varnish-and-paint industry. Kazakhstan produces synthetic detergents and soap, mineral fertilizers, coarse microbiological protein, chemical fibers and threads, synthetic resins and plastics. There is a lot of untapped potential for manufacturing of various petrochemical synthesis products, in particular, ethylene, polypropylene, and resin. During the Soviet period, a number of chemical and petrochemical plants were set up in Kazakhstan. Lasting relationships with counterparts from other Soviet republics, who were both on the supply and demand side of the market, were established. Russian scientific centers were the driving research force for the operations of Kazakh petrochemical companies. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, heavy dependence on the imported raw materials, coupled with the insolvency crisis, initiated a