Capital Plast KZ builds USD 22.8m paper recycling plant in Kazakhstan
Capital Plast KZ is constructing a waste paper recycling plant in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, with capacity to process 150 tonnes of waste paper daily and produce 42,000 tonnes a year of corrugating paper and linerboard. The USD 22.8m (KZT 10.3bn) project is financed through recycling fees with support from Kazakhstan's Ministry of Ecology and Jasyl Damu JSC, and is scheduled to start production in 2028.
Why this mattersAdds 42,000 tonnes a year of domestic recycled containerboard capacity in western Kazakhstan, funded through recycling fees rather than private capital.
- Investment of USD 22.8m (KZT 10.3bn), funded from recycling fees
- Capacity of 150 tonnes of waste paper per day, 42,000 tonnes finished product per year at full capacity
- Planned output includes 18,000 t/yr corrugating paper and 24,000 t/yr linerboard
- Construction began in 2025; foundation and boiler house completed, start-up scheduled for 2028
- Expected to create more than 300 jobs at full production capacity
- Feedstock to be sourced from waste paper collected across western Kazakhstan