Abstract
The problems associated with the development of the petrochemical industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan are investigated by creating a petrochemical cluster in the western oil and gas region of the country. The issues of a forming petrochemical cluster in Kazakhstan and creating an integrated petrochemical complex in Atyrau region are considered. The essence of the cluster approach as the main factor for increasing the regional competitiveness of the Atyrau region is opened, the expediency and efficiency of the creation of the petrochemical cluster and an integrated petrochemical complex is substantiated. The stages of construction of an integrated petrochemical complex are described, depending on the sources of supply of the used raw materials. An integrated scheme of the petrochemical complex was created and investment petrochemical projects in the Atyrau region were considered. The main groups of factors substantiating the opportunities for the formation of a petrochemical cluster and the achievement of an economic effect in western Kazakhstan are defined.
Highlights
The globalization of production and capital in a modern economy will lead to an increase in the competitiveness of goods and services
In the action program developed by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the coming years, providing for the accelerated development of all branches and spheres of the economy, it is centered on the diversification of processing industries, including the creation and development of a petrochemical cluster, an integrated petrochemical complex in Atyrau region (Orazbayeva 2009a)
Based on the analysis of the prerequisites and conditions for the development of the economy of the western region of Kazakhstan, the petrochemical industry is defined as the main competitive industry, for development of which it is necessary to direct domestic and foreign scientific potential, which will allow to raise innovative entrepreneurship to a new level
Summary
The globalization of production and capital in a modern economy will lead to an increase in the competitiveness of goods and services. The consequence of this is the emergence of a fundamentally new economic phenomenon that has been theoretically comprehended in the concept of the cluster, which is based on the combination of individual elements into a single whole for the performance of a certain function and the realization of a specific goal. In the action program developed by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the coming years, providing for the accelerated development of all branches and spheres of the economy, it is centered on the diversification of processing industries, including the creation and development of a petrochemical cluster, an integrated petrochemical complex in Atyrau region (Orazbayeva 2009a)
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