ZHAMBYL OBLAST. September 22. KAZINFORM /Galina Skripnik/ As earlier reported, President Nursultan Nazarbayev has visited a cold-storage complex in Taraz city today within his trip around Zhambyl oblast. The Head of the State took part in presentation of investment projects being realized in the region. Thus, among the projects are manufacturing mineral fertilizers by Eurokhim Company, production of cement in Mynaral and a number of projects being implemented by Kazphosphate LLP. The Head of the State expressed interest both in the course of the projects' realization and the socio-economic prospects for the region. "We reported to the President on fulfillment of the tasks outlined at the conference on chemical sphere development held in Taraz last year", Director General of Zhambyl affiliate of Kazphosphate LLP Mukash Iskandir said. "In 2008 the LLP launched 15 projects directed on improving the quality and increasing the volumes of the products", he added. Two more large underway projects are a concentrating plant in Zhanates and manufacture of sulfuric acid in Taraz. Launch of these productions will allow the region manufacturing competitive and high qualitative phosphate products, expanding export and creating new jobs. "I think we will cope with this task and we will establish large chemical sector within the first five years", M. Iskandir said.