ASTANA, Kazakhstan, December 15. The Pavlodar
Petrochemical Plant in Kazakhstan, a subsidiary of KazMunayGas,
paid a total of 142.6 billion tenge ($282.5 million) in taxes in
2024, Trend reports
via KazMunayGas.
In 2022, the plant paid 124.6 billion tenge ($246.5 million),
and in 2023, it contributed 139.2 billion tenge ($276.7 million).
The tax payments in 2024 were split between the local and national
budgets. Of the total amount, 93.7% (133.7 billion tenge, or $265.9
million) went to the local budget, while the remaining 6.3% (9
billion tenge, or $17.8 million) was directed to the national
budget.
Meanwhile, the plant refined 5.5 million tons of crude oil last
year. The plant produced 1.607 million tons of automotive gasoline,
which is a 3.5% increase from the previous year; 1.849 million tons
of diesel fuel, a 1.4% increase; 236,000 tons of aviation fuel, a
growth of 16.5%; 321,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas, up by
3.5%; and 360,000 tons of road bitumen, showing a growth of
24.5%.
The plant achieved an unprecedented 73.2% output of light
hydrocarbon derivatives and a remarkable 91.5% processing intensity
in the fiscal year 2024. The operational efficiency metrics for
technological fuel and associated losses have been optimized to
6.6%, reflecting a decrement of 0.3% compared to the preceding
fiscal year.
