... views, and listen to prominent speakers. The latter included Natasha Alperowicz, Executive Editor of the Chemical Week magazine, and Patrick Kirby, Chief Analyst at Wood Mackenzie. Ekaterina Kopaeva, Head of Customer Engagement and Promotion of Customer-Centric Practices at Sibur, delivered the opening remarks. She talked about the shift in the Company's strategy from a product-oriented to a customer-oriented model. Natasha Alperowics spoke about the specifics of the industry editors’ work and reviewed ...

... of Industry and Trade has proposed to amend the Government Resolution “On Confirming the Production of Industrial Products in the Territory of the Russian Federation” to include the Chemicals section. Previously, the resolution extended only to certain paints and varnishes in the chemicals market. The Ministry's draft resolution “On Amending the Annex to Russian Government Resolution No. 719 dated 17 July 2015” is expected to amend the effective regulation by adding the “XXIV. Chemicals” ...

Vladislav Yatsenko, CEO at Conflex, on becoming a leader in the flexible packaging market, import substitution and withstanding market shifts. In 2001, Conflex launched production of flexible film packaging using flexographic printing technologies and in just five years ...

... quality or aesthetics. One might think that this should always encourage packaging companies to cut costs and pay little attention to anything but the main purpose of their business. That is not the case with Conflex, as our set of values and reference points is broader. As we put it on our website, “The world around us is huge and multifaceted, and Conflex is an integral and organic part of the world”. I would like to stress the importance of those words – integral and organic. We are proud ...

Sergei Novikov, CEO of HOMA, talks about import substitution, successful deployment of a lean manufacturing system, and similarities between Russians and Japanese. Polymer dispersions are among the Company’s key products. What are the specifics of their production ...

... Group’s event set to promote cutting-edge materials for public utilities Russia has embarked on the major upgrade of its public utilities. New technologies are bringing in cutting-edge polymeric materials with a wide range of applications. In December, SIBUR participated in an extended offsite conference also attended by central government agencies and service and utility providers based in the Moscow Region. The conference was hosted by one of SIBUR’s key partners, POLYPLASTIC Group, which ...

TECHNONICOL is engaged to provide solutions for construction of SIBUR’s petrochemical facility. TECHNONICOL Corporation is a leading international producer of reliable high-performance construction materials and solutions. The company and SIBUR share a lasting strategic partnership. SIBUR does not only supply polymers to TECHNONICOL which uses it as a key component of its many building materials, it ...

Dmitry Orlov , CEO of Gazpromneft-Bitumen Materials, on how the duo of black bitumen, a petroleum product, and styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) makes the road pavement sturdier, how to improve Russian roads so they no longer are a national disaster, what is the situation ...

Upgrade of HOMA’s polyvinylacetate (PVAc) dispersion line will reduce the Russian economy’s dependence on foreign adhesives. On 24 April, HOMA, SIBUR’s long-term partner, celebrated the launch of an upgraded PVAc dispersions processing line in Dzerzhinsk, the Nizhny Novgorod ...

... programmes. “The 20 ktpa shop equipped with five state-of-the-art production lines for gas and water pressure pipes and high-voltage electrical cables is set to create 45 jobs,” said Lev Gorilovsky, President of POLYPLASTIC Group at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “These special-purpose multilayer pipes are a true innovation: their inner layer is neither erasable nor flammable. The pipes see demand from a broad range of industrial companies as they are four to five times more durable than other ...

... leadership. For companies, these trends mean new priorities: to overtake peers, they now must invest in hiring and retaining the best talent in the long run. Well aware of these challenges, members of the Russian business community seek to improve performance and image of their firms and promote a healthy work-life balance. One example is PolyER, where better employee loyalty has long been a strategic objective and a pillar supporting its progress. PolyER has earned a hefty return on its investments ...