# Turkmenistan opens gas chemical complex in Kiyanly

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov opened a gas chemical complex in Kiyanly, Turkmenistan, producing polyethylene and polypropylene. The $3.4 billion project was implemented by Turkmengas with LG International, Hyundai Engineering, and Toyo Engineering.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-10-17
- Where: Kiyanly, Turkmenistan
- Value: $3.40B
- Starts operating: 17 Oct 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 386,000 tons of high-density polyethylene and 81,000 tons of polypropylene per year
- Products: polyethylene, polypropylene
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Turkmengas](https://endata.com/companies/34940.md)
- [Hyundai Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/1884.md) (partner)
- [Toyo Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/8024.md) (partner)
- [LG International](https://endata.com/companies/34941.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [mfa.gov.tm](https://www.mfa.gov.tm/en/news/1040), 2018-10-17: "President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov pressed a button and launched production; after that he familiarized himself with the technological processes."

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