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    10 June 2026

    EuroChem starts up major sulphuric acid plant in Kazakhstan

    Written by Natalie Noor-Drugan

    Russia’s EuroChem has brought online a new sulphuric acid plant in Kazakhstan’s Zhambyl Region, creating one of the country’s largest sulphuric units with a design capacity of 800,000 t/y. The output will supply EuroChem’s integrated chemical complex now under construction as well as serve domestic sulphuric acid demand in Kazakhstan.

    Phase II advances EuroChem’s $1 billion Kazakhstan build-out

    The start up marks Phase II of EuroChem’s large-scale, three stage investment programme in Kazakhstan. In Phase I, the company commissioned a phosphate ore mining and processing complex with a capacity of 840,000 t/y, while Phase III – due in 2027 – will add a chemical complex for mineral fertilizers and industrial products, taking total production from the site to over 1 million t/y.

    Full cycle fertilizer platform for Central Asia

    Once all three phases are complete, the Zhambyl site will become one of the few full cycle chemical production platforms globally, integrating raw material extraction, processing and finished product manufacture on a single site. EuroChem expects output from the complex to supply customers not only in Kazakhstan, but also in other Central Asian markets, China and Europe.

    Kazakhstan aligns project with industrial strategy

    The project sits under Kazakhstan’s Unified Industrialization Map and is closely tied to national objectives on manufacturing and diversification. Minister of Industry and Construction Yersaiyn Nagaspayev said the initiative “is fully aligned with the strategic goals set by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan to develop the manufacturing industry, diversify the economy and ensure the country’s economic self-sufficiency,” calling it “a prime example of strengthened industrial cooperation and strategic partnership between our nations.” He added: “I am confident that once the project reaches its full capacity, it will make a substantial contribution to the economic development of Kazakhstan.”

    EuroChem targets high tech, agro linked growth

    EuroChem stresses that the complex uses “state-of-the-art high-tech solutions that guarantee quality and safety,” and says it plans to keep investing in production capacity and in its partnership with Kazakhstan’s agro industrial complex. “EuroChem intends to continue investing in the development of its production facilities and strengthening its partnership with the agro-industrial complex of Kazakhstan,” said Igor Georgiadi, CEO of EuroChem Karatau.

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