# Turkmenistan opens polymeric plant in Kiyanly with Korean partners

The Presidents of Turkmenistan and South Korea visited the polymeric plant in Kiyanly settlement, opened last autumn. Built by LG International Corp, Hyundai Engineering, and TOYO Engineering, it processes 5 billion cubic meters of gas per year to produce 386,000 tons of high-density polyethylene and 81,000 tons of polypropylene.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-09-01
- Where: Kiyanly settlement, Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan
- Starts operating: Sep 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 386,000 tons of high-density polyethylene and 81,000 tons of polypropylene per year
- Products: high-density polyethylene, polypropylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Türkmengaz](https://endata.com/companies/5445.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

- [turkmenistan.gov.tm](https://turkmenistan.gov.tm/en/post/12511/the-presidents-of-turkmenistan-and-the-republic-of-korea-visit-largest-in-the-region-polymeric-plant), 2019-04-18: "This super modern petrochemical complex has been built by the request of the State Concern Türkmengaz by Korean LG International Corp and Hyundai Engineering with the participation of TOYO Engineering Corporation from Japan."

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