Japanese companies will build an ammonia and urea plant, as well as a polymer plant, in the Gyýanly settlement in Turkmenistan’s Balkan province as part of economic and energy cooperation. The plan was announced in a joint press release following a summit between Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, published Saturday by 
Japan’s Foreign Ministry.

According to the document, a contract to build the ammonia and urea plant on a turnkey basis in Gyýanly was signed on Sept. 29, 2025. A separate contract was signed July 23, 2025, for the first phase of work to launch production at the Gyýanly polymer plant. The project includes modernization of production facilities to ensure stable operations.

The sides also said they are ready to cooperate on a project to build a second gas-to-gasoline plant in Turkmenistan’s Ahal province, in line with the country’s legislation.

Projects involving Japanese companies are aimed at expanding production capacity in Turkmenistan’s chemical industry and modernizing industrial facilities.

Issues of bilateral economic and energy cooperation were discussed during the meeting between Berdimuhamedov and Takaichi on Dec. 20, 2025.