... “The introduction of the Internet of Things is closely tied to Big Data, some of which currently goes unleveraged. This is in part down to the shortage of people with big data skills,” explained Dmitry Konov, Chairman of the Management Board at SIBUR, during his talk at INNOPROM 2021. “Basic automation means that everyone gets a huge flow of data generated by ubiquitous sensors; every action is recorded and stored in an information system. Then there is a problem that has become all ...

Technical Service employees have implemented AR technology within the SIBUR ecosystem to help solve customer’s problems. Augmented reality has helped the Technical Service team to cope with the difficulties of going on business trips during the pandemic. In order to provide expert support for the processing of ZapSibNeftekhim’s ...

On the sidelines of the Tatarstan Petrochemical Forum, SIBUR’s top management spoke about the Company’s environmental and digital projects. From 31 August to 2 September, Kazan hosted the Tatarstan Petrochemical Forum, one of the largest international events in the Russian oil and gas industry’s calendar....

... and the unique expertise of professionals in the Chemistry of Life lecture course. The platform’s new features In September, the Development of Customer Practices unit launched a newsletter featuring personalised recommendations for users of the SIBUR Business Practices platform. Based on the programmes already completed by each student, a tailored list of particularly relevant lectures and webinars is compiled and mailed out. The new service helps students get their head around the training ...

... the largest companies in eastern Russia producing industrial chemicals, mineral fertilisers and soils. The company is building a new business: the production of hydrocarbon resins. In 2019, as part of these efforts, it signed a long-term contract with SIBUR for the supply of aromatics mixtures. Today Agrosintez, using a new treatment technology, is also receiving high-quality solvent and is introducing it into new markets. Initially, petroleum solvent has a rather sharp aroma and quite a high optical ...

... POLYPLASTIC Group has launched Russia’s first-ever production line for reinforced-steel polyvinyl chloride (PVC) profile at the Novomoskovsk Plastic Pipes Plant (NZPT). The Group is the largest CIS manufacturer of plastic piping systems, one of SIBUR’s key partners in the procurement of products for own production facilities and a participant in joint research programmes delivered through NIOST. The unique product is in demand in the construction and repair of utility infrastructure. SPIRATECH,...

... developing a sense of ownership in Himtrust. We choose our suppliers carefully – according to quality, not price. We aim to source feedstock from just one or two suppliers who have statistically proven the quality of their goods over several deliveries. SIBUR is one of these strategic feedstock suppliers. It’s not just the quality and pricing of SIBUR products that I like, but also their customer service. I also appreciate SIBUR’s client education and development programmes; my team and I visit SIBUR ...

... logistics. In addition, the company works with a network of distributors throughout Russia. “We actively make use of the services of domestic plastic manufacturers,” said Danila Kotelnikov. “For example, we have a long-standing relationship with SIBUR in the supply of raw materials for the production of other products – pipes and fittings made of pressure polypropylene and sewer pipes and fittings, made of random copolymer and polypropylene homopolymer, respectively.” Last year, PK KONTUR ...

The Company organized a field session with customers from more than 40 companies. In mid-May SIBUR held its first field session for representatives of its major accounts. KAMAZ Master team co-sponsored the event; it has been SIBUR’s partner for many years within “ The Silk Road ” motor rally. The team provided a unique opportunity for the ...

Thanks to the new technology, Europlast will increase its output of granulate containing recycled materials. New Polymers Plant Senezh (part of the Europlast association of polymer plants – a holding company partnering with SIBUR) has launched the Flakes-to-Resine (FTR) technology, which is completely unique in Russia. The technology allows you to add up to 35% of post-consumer materials to virgin polymers to produce food-grade granulate. This makes Senezh Russia’s second ...

The production of plastic pallets intended for ZapSibNeftekhim has been launched in Tobolsk. iPlast, a Russian manufacturer of industrial plastic packaging, has launched the production of pallets for SIBUR at its Tobolsk facility. This project will provide the ZapSibNeftekhim petrochemical complex with the pallets it needs to store and transport the polyethylene and polypropylene it produces. “Plastic pallets are preferable to wooden ones when it ...

SIBUR is launching Vivilen brand of products containing recycled waste. Vivo in Latin translates as “to live”. An innovative brand for product solutions, Vivilen is in line with the environmental sustainability trend, it gives a new life ...

... winter, including around 20 competitions. The season has ended now, so I run, swim and cycle. The biathlon is one of Sergey Kolesnikov’s long-standing favourite hobbies – How would you describe the relationship between TechnoNICOL and SIBUR? – We have been working with SIBUR for almost 20 years now. I would say that we have become like family, our relationship is lasting, calm and founded on trust. Our specialists understand the pricing of each particular product, the factors that ...

... instead using monomaterial, that is PP, whilst maintaining high image quality and at the same time reducing packaging costs. About a year ago, together with Local Kitchen, we developed and implemented a fully recyclable eco-friendly food packaging made of SIBUR polypropylene. We took an existing packaging solution as a foundation and adapted it to customers’ wishes as much as possible. Unlike standard market solutions, it reduces the weight and use of plastic by 20%; in addition, it provides many consumer ...

SIBUR has developed a Counterparty Code of Business Conduct. In December 2020, SIBUR adopted its Counterparty Code of Business Conduct , which allows compliance practices, in development at SIBUR since 2013, to be rolled out across the Company and ...