Aksu sugar plant began processing the harvest

10 billion tenge was invested in its restoration.

It is worth noting that it was built over half a century ago and stood idle for almost 10 years. Now the company is updated by 80 percent and is a modern production based on digital technology. This year it is planned to process 160 thousand tons of sweet root.

Three thousand tons of sugar beet per day can now process the Aksu sugar plant in Almaty region. Reconstruction of the company lasted a year. According to investors, it was necessary to almost completely replace the old equipment, install new chamber press filters, modernized vacuum apparatus for sugar crystallization, and a grocery shop with European computerized equipment. Now control over all technological processes is exercised by the central control center. The company employs 550 people.

Samat Nadirbayev, General Director of the plant:

- Next year, we plan to increase salaries to employees of the sugar plant by about 15-20 percent.

Another of the new products is a robotic packaging, which allows reducing heavy manual labor. There is another stage of modernization ahead. This will increase the capacity of the enterprise more than twice. Now more than 20 tons of sugar have already left the conveyor. But this is only the beginning. This season it is planned to produce more than 15 thousand tons of sweet sand at the Aksu sugar plant.

Amandyk Batalov, akim of Almaty region:

- We can add something else to this plant and work on sugar cane in the offseason. And he will work all year round. But, most importantly, this region has come to life.

80 thousand tons of sweet root crops have already been collected on the beet pile field of the plant. However, in the fields of the region, the harvesting of sugar beet is still in full swing, 70 thousand tons will be additionally delivered here. After the second stage of modernization, the maximum capacity of the Aksu sugar plant will reach 350 thousand tons. In this regard, next year, the sweet root crops will grow from 11 to 14 thousand hectares. In general, there are two plants in the region now. The total output of sugar from this year's harvest will be more than 42 thousand tons.

Authors: Gulnar Zhantasova, Olzhas Baybosynov