Turkmengas and Haldor Topsoe are preparing to start production of ammonia and methanol from natural gas

Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Shakhym Abdrakhmanov reported this to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at a government meeting.

Abdrakhmanov said that in order to prepare a feasibility study for the project, designed to expand the range of import-substituting products and increase the country's export potential, a draft Memorandum of Understanding had been prepared between the parties.

Turkmen President emphasized that Turkmenistan intended to focus on the creation of industries operating on the basis of highly efficient technologies and the introduction of the best world experience in that area.
Having noted the importance of diversifying the domestic gas and chemical industry, the Head of the state instructed the Vice-Chairman to intensify work on the development of a new project.