Turkmenistan

Acid Plant Database July 10, 2016

Owner	Turkmenhimiya State Concern	-
Location	Turkmenabat town Lebap Region Turkmenistan
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Type of Plant	Sulphur Burning
Gas Source	Sulphur (recovered from natural gas processing)
Plant Capacity	500,000 MTPA
SA/DA	DA
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Status	Operating
Year Built	2016
Technology	MECS
Contractor	Japanese Mitsui and Turkish Rönesans Renaissance Construction Renaissance Heavy Industries participated in the construction of a sulfuric acid plant together with its consortium partner Japanese Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The project was implemented within the framework of the Turkmenabad chemical plant affiliated with the State Concern Turkmenkhimiya. The turnkey contract was executed for the facility with a production of 500,000 tonnes annually and a total area of 57,000 m². For the purposes of the project, 18,000 m³ of concrete were used, as well as 1,310 tonnes of steel, 2,391 tonnes of equipment, and 1,310 tonnes of piping.
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News	July 10, 2016 - A workshop for the production of 500,000 tons of sulfuric acid per year was commissioned at a chemical plant in Turkmenabat town, Lebap region, Turkmenistan, the Turkmen government’s report said. According to the report, the project was implemented by a consortium consisting of Japanese Mitsui company and Turkish Rönesans company. "The design capacity of the workshop is not only to fully meet the country’s domestic demand for high-quality sulfuric acid but also supply most of products for export," the report said. Sulfuric acid is an important component in the production of mineral phosphate fertilizers. This chemical is also used in the production of other acids and salts, medicaments and detergents, dyes, synthetic fibers. Chemical industry is one of the most promising sectors of the Turkmen economy. The priority is to increase capacity for the production of various types of fertilizers. December 8, 2013 - The shop producing sulphuric acid with the annual capacity of 500.000 tons is to expand production infrastructure of Turkmenabat chemical plant. The State Development Bank of Turkmenistan will issue a loan to the Turkmenhimiya State Concern to partially finance the project implemented by the consortium of foreign companies. Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Japan) and Ronesans Turkmen Insaat Sanayi we Ticaret A.S. (Turkey) launched construction works in September 2013. The shop producing sulphuric acid is to be put into operation in July 2016. The need to build the shop producing is based on the fact that sulphuric acid is difficult to transport, unload and prepare for manufacture. For these reasons, the price for imported sulphuric acid is higher than that produced domestically. Sulphuric acid is used for manufacturing mineral fertilizers, processing liquid fuels, refining mineral oils as well as in the metallurgical, textile, leather and other industries.

MTPD - Metric Tonne per Day STPD - Short Ton per Day
MTPA - Metric Tonne per Annum STPA - Short Ton per Annum
SA - Single Absorption
DA - Double Absorption

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