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  1. More flexible, more agile, more efficient

    ... polypropylene grades, quickly responding to the market demands, especially in the current situation with the increased demand for the analogues of the products, which we used to import from EU countries.” Dmitry Shastin, the Senior Product Manager for polyethylene, highlights that the consolidation of the companies allowed for efficient redistribution of operations. Currently, work is underway to start manufacturing: polyethylene grades to start manufacturing caps and lids for closing various packaging ...

  2. AGCC construction is underway

    ... metalwork were assembled on the pyrolysis plant construction site; foundations are currently being laid for ramps, electric substations, compressor plants and auxiliary facilities. In the polymer plants construction area, a unit producing pipe shells for polyethylene conduits became operational, 18,449 piles were driven into the ground, 1.71 km of underground pipelines were built, concrete foundations for large-sized equipment are being poured and reinforced, metalwork assembly is being performed by 85 ...

  3. Polyethylene from ZapSibNeftekhim: even more premium grades

    ZapSib is set to launch high-density polyethylene production using suspension polymerisation in a move that will further expand its product mix. ZapSibNeftekhim, Russia’s largest petrochemical facility, is about to offer its customers an even larger range of grades of high-density polyethylene,...

  4. SIBUR teams up with Samruk-Kazyna and KazMunayGas

    ... a city on the Caspian Sea in western Kazakhstan. Each company agreed on the terms of two joint ventures (JVs), to be established at an integrated gas chemical complex. More specifically, the first JV involves the construction of a 1,250 ktpa polyethylene plant, while second JV’s 500 ktpa polypropylene plant is already under construction. SIBUR will hold a 40% equity stake in both of the JVs. These will be the first facilities of this scale in Kazakhstan; while demand for polymer products ...

  5. Vivilen – a ready-to-use ESG solution

    ... Vivilen compounds are used today in the production of heat-shrink film, household chemicals packaging, buckets, canisters, plastic containers. The different types of compounds There are two types of Vivilen compounds on the market today: rPE (polyethylene-based granules) and rPP (polypropylene-based ones). They are used to manufacture heat-shrink film, packaging for household chemicals, buckets, jerry cans, and plastic containers. Due to specific legislative requirements, this kind of packaging ...

  6. Gotek-Polipak: 30 years in business

    ... tailor-made for Saint-Gobain, who has committed to cut its carbon footprint by 25% by 2025. To meet this objective, we teamed up with Saint-Gobain and a municipal solid waste management company, developing a product that contains up to 15% recycled polyethylene. We should be getting a patent on this solution in the next few days. It will be our company’s first ever patent. Interestingly, Eco-Recycle has proved to be quite similar to one of SIBUR’s products, with the only difference being that ...

  7. Petrochemicals in facts and figures

    ... Boosted by the price spike in Europe and the USA, the ICIS Global Petrochemical Index (IPEX, representing the movement of a basket of 12 commodity petrochemical prices across key world regions) grew 13 p.p. quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter, with polyethylene (PE) particularly prominent in the product basket as its price increased 17 p.p. in key global regions. Despite the overall upward trend, the IPEX declined 3% month-on-month in June (down 1% month-on-month in July; up 2% ...

  8. New grade of pipe launched

    ZapSibNeftekhim has started to produce black polyethylene granules for pipes. ZapSibNeftekhim has launched the production of a new grade of polyethylene based on PE100, known for its black granules and strong resistance to the outside environment. The grade is mainly used to produce pipes for ...

  9. Steam cracker columns installed at Amur GCC

    ... installed at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex. The installation of a key piece of core process equipment is underway at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex, a joint venture between SIBUR and the China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) that will produce polyethylene and polypropylene. On 22 August, the first column was installed for a steam cracker, a water wash column weighing in at about 1,500 tonnes and measuring 80.6 m high. A special gantry capable of lifting 2,500 tonnes was used to perform the ...

  10. AR for SIBUR’s customers

    ... trips during the pandemic. In order to provide expert support for the processing of ZapSibNeftekhim’s new products, the bulk of which was launched in 2020, our experts began to actively use remote support to help process grades of polypropylene and polyethylene, which included the use of augmented reality glasses at our customers’ production sites. Thanks to this technology, a range of tasks can now be addressed, including those related to suboptimal settings of processing equipment and multiple ...

  11. Vivilen – a new lease of a polymer life

    ... of the final product, depending on its type. Vivilen can be used to manufacture plastic containers for household chemicals and housekeeping needs. SIBUR has already started commercial supplies of the new solutions. Polypropylene and polyethylene production has been launched at the partners’ facilities. In H2 2021, architectural coatings and antivirus dyes of O3 brands – TrioPro and М2 – will be packaged using the Vivilen solution. In Russia, this project is the first example ...

  12. China to lead global propylene capacity

    ... to Asia: “Despite a slowdown in the Chinese economy, polymer consumption remains high. In the next decade, Asia will far outpace other markets in terms of consumption, growth rates and supply shortfall. Last year, the demand for polypropylene and polyethylene in Asia reached 98 mln t, with a CAGR of 6.5% expected over the next decade.”

  13. A jab for the economy

    ... billion by 2025, with increased demand for products from the automotive industry expected to be a major growth driver. Meanwhile, the petrochemical market may not fully recover from the impact of the pandemic: according to an IHS report, demand for polyethylene will grow by 4.8% in 2021 and 4.1% in 2022, but this will not be enough to make up for 2020’s losses. Under this scenario, the global PE operating rate will drop below 80% for the first time since 1985. It does not help matters that in ...

  14. One year at SIBUR International

    ... surge in volumes following the launch of ZapSibNeftekhim – we were running some pre-marketing activities, getting to know potential customers and building up our customer base. With the launch of ZapSibNeftekhim in early 2019, we started supplying polyethylene to the Turkish market and were able to boost polypropylene sales. Lilya Icten (basic polymer sales manager, Istanbul office, more than five years with the company) says, “Volumes ramped up exponentially – between April 2019 and ...

  15. New polyethylene grades

    ... the key parts of clinical routine in acute coronavirus cases. Russian producers are increasing the output of infusion solutions, thus boosting the demand for high-quality packaging. Scientists from SIBUR’s R&D centre have developed new low-density polyethylene (LDPE) grades designed specifically for infusion solutions packaging. Unprecedented for the domestic market, these materials will make a sizeable contribution to the Russian pharmaceutical industry. Nowadays, reaching a stable therapeutic ...