EuroChem, a leading Russian and global fertilizer producer headquartered in Switzerland, has launched a new sulfuric acid plant in the Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan with a production capacity of 800,000 tons per year.
The new facility is part of EuroChem’s broader investment project in Kazakhstan. The Phase I included the launch of a phosphate ore processing complex, while a fertilizer and industrial products facility is planned for 2027.
Together, these projects will create a full production chain—from raw materials to finished product.
The new plant will produce sulfuric acid, which is necessary for the production of potassium sulfate – a potassium-sulfur water-soluble fertilizer used both in pure form and as part of complex NPK fertilizers.
Sulfuric acid is also widely used in agriculture, energy, metallurgy, mechanical engineering, and other industries.
According to the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Construction, the plant’s opening has created 330 new jobs.
EuroChem’s project in Kazakhstan envisions the launch of a chemical complex for the production of high-quality fertilizers and related industrial products with a total capacity of 1 million tons. The project’s resource base is the Karatau phosphorite basin deposits.
EuroChem’s total investment in this project is $1 billion.
“The launch of high-tech production facilities is a striking example of strengthening industrial cooperation and strategic partnership between the two countries [Kazakhstan and Russia – edit.]. I am confident that the project’s full operational capacity will significantly contribute to the development of Kazakhstan’s economy,” Minister of Industry and Construction Yersaiyn Nagaspayev said at the plant’s launch ceremony on May 26.
