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What changes have occurred at the construction site of Biological Treatment Facilities? Whereupon do we count on in the course of the Biological Treatment Facilities revamp? Answers to these and other questions Nizhnekamsk journalists received during the press tour. They visited the site, where construction works are being completed within the framework of the second stage of the large-scale reconstruction of the Biological Treatment Facilities.Media representatives evaluated the changes that had occurred for three months since their last visit to the treatment facilities in early November 2018. For this period, the construction site, where the revamp of the mechanical purification plant for chemically contaminated waste waters is in progress, was equipped with new facilities. To date, the installation of rainwater drainage system from the pumping station has been completed and underground networks have been laid. Such reinforced concrete structures as a basin for collecting polymer flakes, sand traps, 4 preaerators, and flotation sludge pump station were installed. Specific equipment installation on sand traps is in progress. Two tanks were installed, hydraulic tests were performed. The installation and piping connections of gas purification units are being completed.

One of the most effective and sophisticated technologies of wastewater treatment using aeration method with the purification of hydrocarbons on biofilters is being introduced at the Biological Treatment Facilities. This method is used in Europe, and now it will be applied at Nizhnekamskneftekhim wastewater treatment facilities. For the operation of the biofiltration system, four preaerators are built on the site. Those round structures are used to blow out and collect volatile substances coming from waste waters into the gas purification system. Here they will be neutralized by special microorganisms. The entire system is sealed, so no harmful substances can enter the atmosphere. Thus, the specialists will be able to purify the waste waters with an efficiency up to 95%.

However, after the first stage of reconstruction of the mechanical purification unit for sanitary waste waters, which was completed in 2016, the following results were obtained: in 2018 compared to 2017, the concentration of iron in the purified waste waters decreased by 19%, aluminum - by 16%, sulfates - by 17%, suspended solids - by 21%, phenols - by 35%, surfactants - by 45%, formaldehyde - by 52%, methanol - by 71%. After completion of the second stage, the concentration of hydrocarbons in chemical waste water will drop and the efficiency of biological treatment will increase making the atmosphere clean.

Every day, up to 200 specialists work at the construction site. The workers are planning to complete the installation of equipment and begin testing by April. Within the framework of the revamp, the chemical laboratory of the Biological Treatment Facilities will be renewed and upgraded. Total overhaul is in progress in the offices, and additional laboratory equipment will be furnished in March.

For the 13th time, Nizhnekamskneftekhim placed its exhibition stand at the 22nd Moscow International Exhibition Interplastika - 2019. It took place from January 29 to February 1, 2019 in the Central Exhibition Complex Expocentre. This time, more than 700 companies from 35 countries worldwide took participation in this exhibition.

As before, products of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim have caused intense interest of exhibition visitors. During 4 days, it was traditionally crowded near the company's stand.

“We exhibit a stand in order to attract as many consumers of our products as possible, meet with them and agree on the issues of perspective and current cooperation. It has to be noted, from the past experience, that the results of the meetings are expected to be favorable. Today, the target is no longer just “to find a supplier”, but even more - to determine the way for the supplier and the processor to work more efficiently,” said Aydar Gilemkhanov, Deputy Head of Sales Division of Nizhnekamskneftekhim.

At international exhibition Interplastika-2019, the company presented wide range of products, emphasizing new brand assortment of plastics. In 2018, Nizhnekamskneftekhim did a huge work to substitute imported products. In particular, petrochemists mastered the production of bimodal polypropylene and released new grades of polystyrene for food package applications. Most recently, having mastered the large-scale production of linear low-density polyethylene, Nizhnekamskneftekhim became the manufacturer of one more “niche” product: medium-density polyethylene, which is used for the manufacture of products by rotational molding.

“We welcomed more than 50 regular partners and representatives of companies that are still showing interest in our products. It’s noteworthy that our new product, polyethylene for rotational molding applications, received particular attention, and a number of pre-orders were made. In addition, one of the benefits of the work at the exhibition was the positive opinion by VNIIKP (All-Russian Research and Development Institute for Cable Industry) upon the use of our polyethylene in the manufacture of the outer cable sheath. This was the outcome of our fruitful collaboration with the All-Russian Research and Development Institute for Cable Industry,” Marat Fatykhov, Head of Polymers Promoting Division of Nizhnekamskneftekhim, shared his impressions of the exhibition.

Since the start of production, 11 million tons of ethylbenzene were produced at Styrene and Polyether Resins Plant of Nizhnekamskneftekhim.

42 years ago, Nizhnekamskneftekhim ethylbenzene plant was the biggest in the country: high capacity units and equipment (unique at that time) were installed here. The first ton of commercial ethylbenzene from the first production line was released on October 4, 1977; the first ton from the second production line - on March 11, 1979.

Currently, the stable production process runs at a design capacity, thus ensuring high quality of the product.

Ethylbenzene is used as a raw material in styrene production. Then, styrene is supplied to the Plastics Plant for polystyrene and ABS plastics production.

The first bale of ultra-high cis-1,4 polybutadiene rubber (SKDN) was produced at Synthetic Rubber Plant of Nizhnekamskneftekhim on January 31, 2004. As of today, more than 1.7 million tons of this rubber has been produced.

SKDN is used in the tire and rubber industry, as well as in other sectors of the national economy for the manufacture of products for industrial and technical purposes.

Neodymium polybutadiene rubbers are characterized with high concentration of cis-1,4 polybutadienes (96-98%), linearity of polymer chains, no gel, good processability. Significant advantages of the product performances, if compared with other known types of cis-polybutadienes, along with the eco-friendly characteristics of both the polymers and the method of their production, determine the high competitiveness of neodymium polybutadienes in the domestic and foreign rubber markets.

Main consumers of Nizhnekamskneftekhim’s SKDN rubber are such well-known world leaders of tire production as Michelin, Pirelli, Continental, GoodYear, Bridgestone, PJSC Nizhnekamskshina

Nizhnekamskneftekhim featured eight types of rubber (isoprene rubber, butyl rubber, chlorobutyl and bromobutyl rubbers, neodymium and lithium polybutadiene rubbers, solution styrene butadiene rubber, butadiene rubber) in India Rubber Expo 2019, currently Asia’s largest Rubber Exhibition, held in Mumbai, India. This event is organized every two years and provokes special interest among tire and rubber goods producers. This year IRE has gathered more than 300 European and Asian companies. The exhibitors promoted their products at stands located at 26,000 square meters space to the attention of 27,000 visitors.

PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim exhibited the rubbers used mainly in tire applications. The representative of Nizhnekamskneftekhim Sales Division shared detailed information on the products properties and characteristics. NKNK representatives held meetings with major tiremakers and discussed the opportunities for future cooperation and supply of polymer goods.

Olefin Academy is a training program for Nizhnekamskneftekhim employees. It was held under EP-600 New Ethylene Complex Project at NKNK premises by Linde AG experts from 29 January till 1 February. NKNK employees of different disciplines, from process engineers to environmental specialists, - take part in the training. Executives and lead specialists of TAIF JSC, PJSC Kazanorgsintez, students and teachers from backbone institutions, more than hundred trainees in total, have been invited to get valuable knowledge during Olefin Academy.

Linde AG experts have developed a series of lectures about state-of-art tendencies in ethylene production, process peculiarities, operation of crackers, as well as in HAZOP and environmental safety.

The training is in English, therefore each trainee has been provided with simultaneous interpretation equipment. One of the lecturers, Robert Stegemann, is Linde AG Lead Engineer and a specialist in cracking furnace engineering. It is he who has designed cracking furnaces for NKNK Ethylene Complex. According to Mr. Stegemann, as of today this project is considered to be one of Russia’s largest.

After a training course the trainees will take a test with the following granting of certificates.  The best trainees will be awarded with Linde AG Diploma.

This training will upgrade the qualification of specialists, and the acquired knowledge will be used in the operation of EP-600 Plant.

PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim gained the lead in I Winter Sports Games organized by the Russian Trade Union of Workers of Chemical Industries in the Republic of Tatarstan. The competitions were held in Kazan Recreation Camp Solnechny on January 26-27. Seven teams represented major chemical and petrochemical companies of the Republic of Tatarstan and competed for the title of the best team. Each of them consisted of 10 people: 6 men and 4 women. The Games included four types of sports: team pursuit in cross-country skiing in two age groups, under 35 and over-35s, air-rifle and relay skiing race.

During all stages of the Games, Nizhnekamskneftekhim team built an early lead and subsequently won a coveted First Prize.

Evgeny Shebolkin, Master of Sports of Russia, distinguished himself in NKNK team when he covered 5 km distance at 14.25 minutes, for what he was qualified as the fastest skier of the Games.

By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Azat Bikmurzin, General Director of Nizhnekamskneftekhim, was awarded the Valorous Labor Medal. The high award was bestowed upon the Company CEO for his substantial contribution to the development of the petrochemical industry of the Republic of Tatarstan and his lasting personal contribution.

Nizhnekamskneftekhim was honored with a laureate diploma in “Business Excellence” at XIV Open National Competition for Tatarstan Republic Government Quality Award. The company was awarded for prominent results in the quality and safety of products and services, and for implementation of high efficiency quality management in 2018. The award ceremony for the competition laureates and winners was held in the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan. Rustam Nigmatullin, First Deputy Prime Minister, has presented the award to Ilfat Sharifullin, First Deputy General Director-Chief Engineer of Nizhnekamskneftekhim.

The National Competition is organized among the national companies and entities on an annual basis in two stages. The first stage is held in absentia (June- July) when competitors submit their self-assessment reports containing proceedings of activities for the past 5 years to the expert commission. At the second stage, the commission visits the companies to examine the actual status and collect evidences confirming the reported data. The commission visited Nizhnekamskneftekhim in September 2018. Experts assessed the activity of all 14 business units and their results in 9 criteria ranging from financial statements to the staff satisfaction. Having passed all stages of the competition, Nizhnekamskneftekhim has been honored with the highest award in nomination “Business Excellence”.

By the by, Nizhnekamskneftekhim has been taking part in this competition since 2000. In 2004, 2010 and 2014 the company became the winner in the Republic of Tatarstan, in 2007 and 2014 won this award across the Russian Federation. In 2008, the company was also honored with CIS Award for good performance in the quality of products and services.

Nizhnekamskneftekhim and the Research and Design Institute of Carbamide and Organic Synthesis Products (NIIK) signed an agreement for design and engineering documentation for new 500 KTA methanol plant. The agreement was executed by Azat Bikmurzin, General Director of Nizhnekamskneftekhim (TAIF Group), and Oleg Kostin, General Director of JSC NIIK.

Igor Esin, Board Chairman of JSC NIIK, and the delegation of TAIF Group led by Albert Shigabutdinov, General Director of TAIF JSC, took part in the signing ceremony.

In Nizhnekamskneftekhim, Methanol (Methyl Hydroxide) is primarily used to produce formaldehyde which, in its turn, is the feedstock for Isoprene production. The new methanol plant is expected to increase efficiency and reduce costs for isoprene rubber production.

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JSC NIIK is a major Russian engineering company which provides a wide range of services in engineering, technology development, equipment package delivery, feasibility study and construction management.
The Dzerzhinsk Branch of State Institute of Nitrogen was founded in 1952. The Institute became independent as a state enterprise called GosNIIkarbamidproekt in 1990. In 1999, the enterprise got its present name - JSC NIIK (Design and Research Institute of Urea and Organic Synthesis Products).
The company has three business units: Scientific, Design, Equipment Procurement.
Nizhnekamskneftekhim is one of the largest petrochemical producers in Eastern Europe which occupies leading positions among domestic manufacturers of synthetic rubbers, plastics and ethylene. Nizhnekamskneftekhim is a part of TAIF Group. The company was founded in 1967. Its principal facilities are located in Nizhnekamsk, the Republic of Tatarstan.
The company’s portfolio includes more than 120 products. Company’s products are exported to 50 countries of Europe, America and Southeast Asia. Exports constitute about 50% of total output volume.
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Today the headquarters of TAIF JSC in Kazan saw Nizhnekamskneftekhim and Haldor Topsoe signing contracts for license and engineering services for a 500 KTA methanol plant. The contracts were executed by Azat Bikmurzin, General Director of Nizhnekamskneftekhim (TAIF Group), and Bjerne S. Clausen, CEO of Haldor Topsoe.

The delegation of TAIF Group led by Albert Shigabutdinov, General Director of TAIF JSC, took part in the signing ceremony.

Methanol (methyl hydroxide) is primarily used by Nizhnekamskneftekhim to produce formaldehyde which, in its turn, is the feedstock for isoprene production. The new methanol plant is expected to increase the efficiency and reduce costs for isoprene rubber production.

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Nizhnekamskneftekhim legal team reaffirmed its status of a winner of the 13th Best Legal Departments Award in nomination “Chemical Sector” organized by Russian magazine “Korporativny Yurist”.

The Award supported by the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) of the Russian Federation and has been established to stimulate the propagation of the best law and risk management practices, and foster the prestige of the legal profession. Legal teams representing large Russian and foreign companies took part in the competition.

Aydar Sultanov, Head of Nizhnekamskneftekhim Legal Division, was awarded the Prize of Prestige in attendance of chief legal officers and managers.

This first prize first and utmost means recognition by the legal community of the company lawyers’ contribution to the legal environment of the Russian Federation. Owing to their appeals to the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the applicable laws were amended for the better to meet the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

On December 13, 2018, PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim successfully closed the order book for the first release of its exchange bonds, series 001Р-01, in the amount of 15 billion rubles, the placement of bonds are planned on the Moscow Stock Exchange on December 20, 2018.

The initial spread of a coupon rate was 9.60-9.80% per annum. The order book was closed with an oversubscription at the level of 9.75% per annum.

The circulation period of the exchange bonds issue is 10 years from the date of its publication, the offer is provided in 7 years. The coupon period of the exchange bonds issue with maturity at the end of the circulation period is 6 months. Par value is 1,000 rubles.

The issue will be arranged as part of the open-ended Program of exchange bonds of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim, registered on the Moscow Stock Exchange on November 20, 2018 under the identification No. 4-00096-A-001P-02E. A nominal value of the Program is up to 40 billion rubles or an equivalent of this sum in a foreign currency.

Dealmakers are AO RaiffesenBank and AlfaBank. The co-organizer of the issue is Avers Bank.

On the eve of the New Year 18 employees of Nizhnekamskneftekhim became the owners of apartments in a new residential building No. 35 on ul. Pobedy, 30. There are 80 apartments, which consist of one and two-rooms. 16 employees got their apartments under the social mortgage program, and another two - under the additional housing construction program. The presentation of keys and settlement of the house took place on December 12.

This house is already the eighth one, which was commissioned in the new residential area No. 49. The first three houses were already settled on the eve of 2017, and 5 more new residential buildings were commissioned in 2018. 414 families of petrochemists got their apartments in this new residential area.

Providing employees with comfortable housing is the most important social task, and the Company Management pays great attention to it. A lot of work is also being done on the organization of infrastructure in 47^th and 49^th residential estates. Roads are being built in the districts; the system of convenient parking lots and access roads is being formed. The courts of the new apartment houses are equipped with comfortable brightly colored children’s playgrounds. On September 1, 2018, a new school and the kindergarten opened their doors to young residents of this residential district. It is planned to build one more kindergarten in the 49^th district.

Since 2005, altogether 1,300 apartments have been distributed among the Company’s employees under the social mortgage program, and 1,400 apartments have been distributed from 2015 until 2017 under the additional housing construction program. These programs have been implemented by Nizhnekamskneftekhim jointly with the State Housing Fund under the President of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Construction of a new ethylene complex, support of young specialists and employment became the main themes at the meeting of representatives of Nizhnekamskneftekhim with students of specialized secondary and higher education establishments of the town. The event took place at Nizhnekamsk Institute of Chemical Technology on December 5 and 400 students participated there.

Ilfat Sharifullin, First Deputy General Director – Chief Engineer, told the students about the history and development plan of the Company, new technologies to be introduced, great opportunities for professional growth and self-fulfillment of young citizens of Nizhnekamsk. A film was shown about social benefits and programs, which are available for the employees of the Company. Particular emphasis was given to the construction of the new ethylene complex. Roman Vasiliev, Chief Engineer of Grassroots Ethylene 600, told the students in detail about its implementation and importance. The complex will be on the territory of the Company and it is intended for 600 new jobs. The largest investment project in Nizhnekamsk will enhance not only the development of the Company and town but also the whole industry of Tatarstan. This production complex will be characterized by the state-of-the-art technologies and minimized environmental impact.

Nizhnekamskneftekhim offers the jobs to graduates from colleges and institutes of higher education at the new modern complex. The representatives of Nizhnekamskneftekhim answered questions about job placement and opportunities for professional growth, which were posed by the students. Upon the completion of the event, the participants of the meeting filled up the feedback forms.

Two subdivisions of Technical Control Division of Nizhnekamskneftekhim became the winners of the annual competition “Best Products and Services of Tatarstan”. Technical Control Department (TCD) of the plants for production of hydrocarbons and their compounds and synthetic polyester resins, and the sanitary-industrial laboratory were recognized as the best in the “Test Laboratory” nomination.

The main assessment criteria of the laboratory activities are a high quality performance of necessary tests and handing over of consistent results by engineers and laboratory technicians in accordance with regulatory documents and the measurement procedures designed and suitable for satisfaction of consumer requirements. The aim of TCD is to control raw material quality, production processes and finished-product output. In 2017, TCD No.3605 was successfully accredited for conformance to the requirements of International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005 at the accreditation body of laboratories – Association of Analytical Centers) “Analitica” and confirmed its technical competence in 2018.

Sanitary-industrial laboratory monitors the ecological state of air, water and soil. It controls the state of environment not only in the territory of Nizhnekamskneftekhim but also in all localities adjacent to the town. The certificate of accreditation in the National Accreditation System (RusAccreditation) guarantees high quality of research. In addition, the laboratory was successfully accredited in the Unified National System in 2014, and in 2015 and 2017, it confirmed its competence against 94 accreditation criteria.

From 26^th until 30^th of November experts from a Russian-German Project “Climatic neutral business activity: implementation of the best available technologies in the Russian Federation” visited Nizhnekamskneftekhim. The aim of their visit was to inspect the Company facilities for conformity with the requirements of modern best available technologies. This is associated with changes in legislation, which will come into effect in 2019.

The expert committee visited two facilities – Biological Treatment Facility (BTF) and styrene and propylene oxide production unit at Styrene and Polyether Resin Plant.

The specialists from the international company were shown all stages of sewage purification at Biological Treatment Facility, and an extensive reconstruction of BTF was brought to their attention. When it is completed, the efficiency of sewage treatment will increase significantly, and in turn, improve the state of atmospheric air. The experts indicated that they performed audits on many treatment plants in Russia, and not all inspected facilities invest such significant amounts into the modernization.

The experts visited the next facility that is a local biological treatment unit at Styrene and Polyether Resin Plant, where styrene and propylene oxide are produced. The specialists were interested in documents of production technology, energy consumption, sources of emission and dumping.

- It is necessary for us to get an objective assessment for conformity with new legal requirements. For the moment, Nizhnekamskneftekhim complies with the best available technologies practically in all directions, at any rate, this is true for two production facilities inspected by the experts. For us it is a positive experience approach for estimation, we can apply this approach to our other divisions, - noted Andrei Rubezhov, Deputy Chief Engineer for Environment Protection of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim.

In January 2019, the experts from the international company will present a final report with recommendations for the improvement and enhancement of ecological and production efficiency at the facilities of Nizhnekamskneftekhim based on the additional study of the Company’s documentation.

The project “Climatic neutral business activity: implementation of the best available technologies in the RF” is being implemented on request of the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nuclear Safety and Preservation of Nature (BMU) in close collaboration with the official Russian partner – the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment of the Russian Federation. The main project aim is to contribute a comprehensive support to key Russian partners in the transfer to a new government environmental regulation based on new available technologies. The project is a part of the German initiative program on climate-smart technologies (DKTI) and International Initiative to Protect Climate (IKI). A project realization operator in Russia is German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH, which works to promote a sound progress and educational activities all over the world. A permanent Moscow Establishment of GIZ has been working in the Russian Federation since 1996.

The Financial Division of the Company was the first one where specialists of the IT Division of Nizhnekamskneftekhim applied the latest developments in the field of information technologies - artificial intelligence based on the neural network. This a special program, which allows to find out regularities and connections in preliminary not evident aspects based on large amounts of cumulative data, and to use this information for a further forecast, classification, data and process management.

In the Financial Division of the Company artificial intelligence helps independently define and enter an activity code for bank statement lines, and therefore it releases specialists from a daily necessity to enter these data manually and this way it reduces the scope of routine work.

Before the program was put into service, specialists of the IT Division tested it during a month and carried out trainings on historical data.

By the way, capabilities of artificial intelligence allow finding use for it also in other fields of robotization that is in risk forecasts and assessments, the defining of trends, correlations and tendencies, recognition of photo, video, audio contents, setting up chat bots for a man to dialogue with computer systems. The application of artificial intelligence technologies and computerized learning is a necessary step of Nizhnekamskneftekhim towards digitalization.

Professional skill competitions is one of the very first traditions established at the Company more than half a century ago. Every year more than 30 competitions are held in various professions among young specialists of the Company. The level of professional skill is demonstrated by the instrumentation technicians, drivers, turners, lab technicians, unit operators, shift leaders, etc.

On November 23, 12 young specialists of the Company and three students of Lemaev petrochemical and oil refining College competed for the title of “The best young operator” where the competition of professional skills was held. It should be noted that the profession of the operator is the most common one at Nizhnekamskneftekhim. The Company employs over three thousand unit operators.

Operators of IV - V categories at the age up to 30 years have been invited to compete. The level of knowledge of the contestants was determined by the results of theoretical and practical tasks - they passed computer tests, including the knowledge of the rules of occupational safety and industrial safety, set-up the process diagrams, performed the start-up and shutdown of the pilot plant, and also demonstrated their first aid skills.

According to the contest results, Ilnur Sultanov, operator of production shop No. 6711 of the Oligomers and Glycols Plant won the title of the best. He not only coped with the tasks faster than the others, but also scored the highest. Tikhon Petrov came in second, he is the operator of production shop No. 1307 at the Butyl Rubber Plant, and Aidar Mindubayev, operator of production shop No. 1506 of the Synthetic Rubber Plant, was the third. The winners of the contest were awarded the diplomas and valuable prizes. The victory in the competition is not only an opportunity to get the prize or get into the personnel reserve but also a chance for upgrading. This is the way of increasing the prestige of the blue-collar occupation.

By the end of the year, the professional skill contests of laboratory technicians, young instrumentation technicians and electricians will be held at the Company.

Regular Meeting of Nizhnekamskneftekhim Board of Directors was held in Kazan on November 28, 2018 under the guidance of Ruslan Shigabutdinov, Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Members of Board of Directors discussed and acknowledged the results of financial and operating performance, fulfillment of the capital investment and finance plan of Nizhnekamskneftekhim and Nizhnekamskneftekhim Group for 9 months of 2018.

During this period, the Company’s plan for production of marketable products was exceeded by 12.3%. The increase in comparable prices compared to the same period of 2017 amounted to 3.9%. Production value of marketable products for 9 months of 2018 amounted to 137.9 billion rubles which is 15.1 billion higher than the planned figures and 18.3 billion rubles higher than last year. The receipts from sales of products and services of Nizhnekamskneftekhim for the reporting period amounted to 138.4 billion rubles which is higher than the revenue of the previous year by 17.2 billion rubles.

The Board of Directors took notice of information on actual tax and duties payment performed by Nizhnekamskneftekhim to the consolidated budget of the Republic of Tatarstan at the end of 9 months of 2018 and approved the anticipated payments of Nizhnekamskneftekhim to the consolidated budget of the Republic of Tatarstan for 2019.

The Board members reviewed and approved operating and financial targets, as well as the investment program and financing of investment of Nizhnekamskneftekhim and Nizhnekamskneftekhim Group for 2019.

Members of the Board acknowledged the information related to the analysis of efficiency of rubber and plastics sales including those to the processors based on the direct contracts or via the electronic trading facility Onlinecontract for 9 months of 2018.

The Board of Directors also took note of the analysis of the efficiency and transparency of procurement procedures for purchasing the auxiliary materials, and specifically via the electronic trading facility Onlinecontract.

The Board members acknowledged the information about the activities of Internal Audit Division of Nizhnekamskneftekhim for 9 months of 2018.

The Board took note of the information on the status of raising funds for implementation of projects for construction of Grassroots EP-600 ethylene complex and derivatives and construction of CCGT-PP at Nizhnekamskneftekhim.

Members of the Board reviewed and approved the Regulation for preparation and conducting of the Board meetings, and also the risk management and internal control Policy of Nizhnekamskneftekhim.