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• 29.07.2020 PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim Handed over to TsRMB Another Set of Medical Supplies to Fight Coronavirus
  

  Today, PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim handed over another set of medical equipment to fight coronavirus infection, that is 560 goggles, over 2 000 anti-plague suits and 20 000 protective masks to the staff of Nizhnekamsk TsRMB. The ceremony was attended by Mr. Oleg Morozov, a member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. From 2012 to 2015, he headed the Office of the President of the Russian Federation for Internal Policy, from 1993 to 2012, he was a Deputy of the State Duma of six convocations. The medical supplies from the Company were handed over to TsRMB by Deputy General Director for Personnel and Social Issues of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim, Mr. Rodion Bulashov, Assistant General Director for Work with Municipal Authorities Ms. Elvira Dolotkazina, Director of Korabelnaya Roscha – OOO NKNK, Mr. Alexey Polyakov.

  During the period of the fight against infection in total, petrochemical staff handed over 65 000 medical masks to the city hospital. Medical supplies of 6,520 protective suits, 560 special protective screens and 1,000 medical gloves were handed over to them at the end of May. The Company purchased and handed over expensive equipment to the NCRMB doctors too, a medical waste disposer designed for processing of hazardous waste, Class B and C.

  - It is very important that such a large enterprise as Nizhnekamskneftekhim is nearby, it can provide help in difficult times - to purchase protective equipment and necessary equipment at its own cost, and the city can rely on it, said Oleg Morozov.

  Mr. Mars Mustafin, Deputy Chief Physician for medical department of GAUZ "TsRMB", in turn, also thanked the petrochemical staff for the regular, comprehensive support of the hospital.
• 29.07.2020 Oleg Morozov, a Member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, visited the production facilities of Nizhnekamskneftekhim
  

  Mr. Oleg Morozov, a member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, visited the production facilities of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim today. He was accompanied by Mr. Airat Safin, General Director of the Company, Mr. Timur Shigabutdinov, Deputy General Director - Commercial Director, Mr. Rodion Bulashov, Deputy General Director for personnel and social issues, Ms. Elvira Dolotkazina. Assistant General Director for work with municipal authorities.

  The delegation visited the Butyl Rubber plant, where they examined Welding’s fourth line for the finishing and drying of rubber. The unit is intended for the production of butyl and halobutyl rubber. The first BK bale at the plant was produced in 1973. Then the production capacity made only 35 KTA, and now it is 220 KTA. The plant's products are exported to 40 countries around the world. Now PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim is the world's third supplier of butyl rubber and has a 17.5% share in the global market. One can hardly imagine our daily life today with no use of butyl rubber. And first, we are talking, just about car tires. The BK plant is one of the world's largest producers of halobutyl rubbers used for the inner sealing layer. The company's products are in demand among the world's largest tire companies. By the way, halobutyl rubber is used not only in the tire industry, but also in other areas. Several years ago, the Company commissioned the production of edible rubber for chewing gums, and now produces an elastomer for the pharmaceutical industry too.

  They gave all that information to Oleg Morozov. He also showed him one of the automated lines for packing 30-kg bales, which was installed as part of enhancement of marketable products quality and improvement of working conditions. Currently, robots with minimal use of manual labor carry out the packing of rubber bales.

  The next point of visiting Nizhnekamskneftekhim by the member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Oleg Morozov, was the construction site of the new EP-600 olefin complex. Mr. Airat Safin, General Director of Nizhnekamskneftekhim, spoke in detail about the progress of the project.

  In June, the delivery and installation of the first batch of large process equipment has already begun at the site of the future production facility. Today the specialists have started lifting of the next column. In total, 17 units of large equipment will be installed here. Mr. Airat Safin also noted that all work on the EP-600 is being carried out in compliant to the schedule. Until September 2020, during the navigation period, 264 pieces of equipment will be delivered to Nizhnekamskneftekhim. The delivery of the main equipment for EP-600 will be completed in one-year time - July 2021.

  The Head of the Company also added that the Ethylene Complex is a continuation of Nizhnekamskneftekhim development, an increase in the output of marketable products. The project is economically and socially beneficial for the entire Republic and Russia as a whole. The economic performance of Nizhnekamskneftekhim will grow, that will increase the welfare of our employees and residents of Nizhnekamsk, which, in turn, will stimulate further development of the city, the region and the country.
• 27.07.2020 The 11 Millionth Ton of SKI-3 Rubber Has Been Received
  

  Today, the Synthetic Rubber Plant of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim has produced the 11 millionth ton of SKI-3, Isoprene Rubber. Petrochemical staff reached a production record almost half a century after obtaining of this type of rubber on a commercial scale, on 8 October 1970. Even in the first years of production, the products of Nizhnekamsk Chemical Plant significantly increased the share of the Soviet state in the world production of rubber. Thus, the country was able to get rid of the costly need to purchase natural rubber from foreign manufacturers.

  For many years, Nizhnekamskneftekhim has maintained the status of the largest SKI-3 manufacturer in Russia. The Company consistently introduces measures to increase the production capacity of SKI-3 rubber and improve the product quality. Therefore, to achieve a production capacity of up to 330 KTA, in 2018 at the IM plant, which is a raw material base for the production of rubber, additional units for production of formaldehyde, isoprene and isobutylene were built. At the SKI-3 production facility itself, bottlenecks were addressed, and outdated equipment was replaced.

  The quality of the manufactured products is of great importance in production. Control is carried out in all parameters, from raw materials, selection of analyzes at each stage of production to checking the finished products. Each bale of rubber, with no exception, passes through a metal detector to identify foreign inclusions, and then it is weighed and scanned by color. And only after that, compliant to all these parameters, it is sent to packaging section. Consumers themselves can make sure that all the requirements for rubber are met; representatives of processing companies periodically visit Nizhnekamskneftekhim with supervisory audits.

  Nizhnekamsk rubber SKI-3 is widely used in the tire industry, for the manufacture of rubber products. The company's products are delivered by road, rail, and sea. Among the consumers are China, Japan, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Turkey, Sweden, and Belarus.
• 27.07.2020 On the Day of the First Product Release: the Company's Employees Held a Military-Patriotic Sports Game
  

  On 25 July, a military-patriotic sports game “Patriots of Neftekhim” was held at the training base “Almash”, in which over 100 employees of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim took part. The competition was timed to coincide with the Day of the first product output at the enterprise. This important event took place on 31 July 1967.

  Representatives of structural divisions of Nizhnekamskneftekhim and subsidiaries competed for the title to the strongest - a total of 20 teams, 5 people each under the age of 35.

  At the first stage, the participants had to go through an obstacle course, which included shooting from an air rifle, throwing a grenade, crossing a suspension bridge and descending on a block roller along a rope. At the second stage - team orienteering competition, the participants had to go temporarily along a given route with a map, find control points and go to the finish line. The final stage of the competition is a paintball elimination game according to the Olympic system. Thus, the participants of the event showed their active life position, became friends, rallied, received a charge of vivacity and good mood

  According to the results of the first stage, the team of the IM plant became the winner. The participants of the Ethylene Plant took the second place; the third place was taken by the Workshop # 3900.

  At the orienteering stage, the first place was awarded to the team of UOP-Neftekhim LLC. The second place was taken by the representatives of the ATP plant, the third - by the workers of the Shop # 1141.

  In paintball, the team of the SPS plant was recognized as the best. The second place was taken by the shooters of the TSNHRS LLC trust, the third place was taken by representatives of the Plastic Plant.

  At the end of the competition, all winning teams and prize-winners were awarded cups, certificates and gifts. The Grand Prix of the game was distributed as follows: the first place - the team of the SPS plant, the second - the IM plant, the third - LLC UOP-Neftekhim.
• 22.07.2020 New Equipment for Production Support
  

  In view of the increase in capacity and production volumes of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim there arose the necessity to acquire the new modern equipment for Research and Development Center of the Company, which allows to broaden the products field of application and also to increase measurement accuracy and sensitiveness and to provide analysis rapidity. For said purpose gel-penetrating chromatographs, differential scanning calorimeter, mass spectrometer, Fourier transform IR spectrometer, titroprocessors, gas chromatographs etc. were bought. Particularly topical is the acquisition of gel-penetrating chromatographs, produced in Japan, for analysis of the fine changes in the chemical structure of rubbers and plastics. Production of new rubber types with certain performance properties is provided in the process of accurate adjustment of molecular weight characteristics of the polymer during its production. The equipment for analytical coverage of the new types of rubber production technology was acquired under the implementation programs of the investment project “Construction of SSBR rubber periodic production capacitating to 60 KTA” and “Upgrading of the existing PBR-N plant for rubber output with improved characteristics on Synthetic Rubber Plant”.

  Also there was purchased the Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometer. This is a high-sensitivity gage which is able to specify the impurities of the elements in gaseous, liquid and solid substances including high-purity substances. The important advantage of the method is the simultaneous definition of quantitative composition of wavelength emitted light and qualitative measurement of its content on the intensity of wave emission of this length. The Japanese equipment was acquired according to the development program of Nizhnekamskneftekhim ethylene production. This device has unique characteristics: high precision and sensitivity of the measurement, which equals to thousandth of percent, as Lidiya Gatiyatullina, the Head of Analytical Laboratory of Company’s Research and Development Center says. Up to this day, neither gage nor method of analysis allowed to identify such a low content of elements.

  The second advantage оf the gage is the capability to identify almost all the metals of the periodic system, and also possibility to analyze water samples and organic liquids without preliminary sample preparation. In a word, all products produced by Nizhnekamskneftekhim, can be controlled on this unique instrument. The laboratory personnel completed appropriate training to operate the new equipment.

  PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim is one of the largest petrochemical companies in Eastern Europe and holds a leading position among domestic producers of synthetic rubbers, plastics and ethylene. It is a part of TAIF Group. The Company was established in 1967 with main production facilities located in Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan.The products range covers 120 products. They are exported into 50 countries of Europe, America and South-East Asia. The share of exports from total sales is about 50%
  
• 14.07.2020 Nizhnekamskneftekhim and KFU Discussed New Projects
  

  On July 13, the management of Nizhnekamskneftekhim and Kazan Federal University held the meeting on the cooperation issues in the scientific activity. Many years the chemists of the university and of the company successfully implement the common projects for example relating to the development of own catalysts. This time the company representatives were showed new future-oriented developments. The guests were led along the laboratories and the pilot plant of the Chemical and Engineering Institutes of KFU.

  The first place the Nizhnekamskneftekhim delegation visited in Kazan was the pilot plant of the Engineering Institute of KFU located at Tinchurin Street. Here the guests were displayed commercial specimen of the catalysts produced by the university which are the substances playing the key role in petrochemistry, in particular for the production of synthetic rubbers, the main Russian manufacturer of which is Nizhnekamskneftekhim.      

  In a whole, technical resources of the university provided all the necessary conditions for simulation of NKNK production cycles, and also any other petrochemical industry.     

  The next point of the excursion was Butlerov Chemical Institute, several years ago TAIF built new building for it. Here guests visited several laboratories designated for catalyst development.

  - We came to get acquainted with KFU experience in the field of laboratory testing and development of the new materials, get a handle on hardware of the university. We consider that fundamental science and research are the basis for commercial opportunities of the Company. We understand that KFU exploratory work can bring a serious synergetic economic effect that is why we cooperate on a regular basis. We introduce new catalysts, take interest in new materials which can be implemented in our Company. This seems to be a big perspective – emphasized Mr. Boris Averyanov, Deputy General Director for Investments, Corporate Management and Administration of Property of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim.

  - We are very frequent visitors to here and once again I am glad to get a look at innovations represented, either on laboratory equipment and university’s capability. It is nice to have such reliable partner as KFU. Our cooperation is the bright example of the integration of science and the real sector of economy – noted Mr. Oleg Nesterov, Deputy General Director on Production.

  PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim is one of the largest petrochemical companies in Eastern Europe and holds a leading position among domestic producers of synthetic rubbers, plastics and ethylene. It is a part of TAIF Group. The Company was established in 1967 with main production facilities located in Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan.The products range covers 120 products. They are exported into 50 countries of Europe, America and South-East Asia. The share of exports from total sales is about 50%
• 08.07.2020 Nizhnekamskneftekhim summed the Year Up
  

  On June 29, PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim held the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders by absentee ballot and finalized financial and operating performance of the Company for the accounting period.

  In 2019, 2.5 mln tons of finished products was produced, revenue from selling thereof and services rendered made up over 174 bln rubles.

  Rubbers and plastics made the main contribution to the production volumes, their capacity amounted to 679 KTA and 717 KTA respectively. Throughput of ethylene, benzene, and styrene hit record high, isoprene output from isobutane was increased to 217 KTA.

  In 2019, the Company invested more than 45 bln rubles into the improvement of the existing production facilities, their revamp, technical upgrade and reconstruction, and also creation of new production facilities.

  Last year, Olygomers and Glycols Plant of Nizhnekamskneftekhim mastered the production of own catalyst KDI-M, solid polyethyleneglycol and metal polyoxyethylenglycol (mPEG). These products are designated for surfactancts, plasticizers of concrete mixtures.

  Work to expand the brand range of the manufactured products has been done. For one of the priority direction – the production of elastomers - Research and Development Center of Nizhnekamskneftekhim has developed new grades of butadiene and styrene butadiene rubbers, thermoplastic elastomers and polybutadiene rubbers designated for the manufacture of passenger all-weather, summer and winter tires, and also high-speed tires, for modification of road and roofing materials.

  To expand the brand range of plastics, new grades of propylene and ethylene copolymer were developed, and new polypropylene materials were created that exhibit high rigidity, high optical properties such as gloss and shine.

  The work on maintaining and improving the quality of products has been successfully carried out.

  Based on the results of the 14^th open republic competition, for a prize of the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan for quality, the Company is honored with laureate diploma in nomination “Business excellence”. The quality of plastics produced by the Company is confirmed by the experts of the federal and republic competitions “Best Goods and Services 2019”. Linear low density polyethylene of grade РЕ5118QM is awarded the laureate.

  Nizhnekamskneftekhim pays a special attention to the issues of resource and energy saving, ecology and environmental protection.

  In 2019, the large-scale reconstruction of biological treatment plants where implemented the state-of-the-art techniques of effluent purification and advanced equipment was completed. They ensure a reliable protection of environment and health of the habitants of Nizhnekamsk and Nizhnekamsk disctrict. For the same purpose, work has been completed on construction of a new 15 km-long sewage disposal collector. More than 3 bln rubles were spent in total for the above aims. Moreover, the special mobile station of ecological monitoring was purchased which allow to provide full ecological cut of atmospheric air, on a timely basis, in any geographical point of Nizhnekamsk Municipal District.

  Thanks to implemented activities over the past 5 years it was successful to improve figures of ecological efficiency and to reduce specific consumption of: raw materials by 9.7%, heat energy by на 6.2 %, service water by 10.2 %, emissions to atmosphere by 18.6 %.

  Within the frames of the fourth energy-saving program, approved for the period from 2016 to 2020, 45 energy-saving activities were implemented in 2019, as a result of which almost 7 mln kW/h of electric energy, 75,000 Gkal of thermal energy and 319 tons of fuel equivalent were saved. PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim was awarded Grand Prix following the results of the specialized exhibition organized within the frames of the 17^th International Energy Forum “Fuel and Energy Complex in Russia in the XXI century” in Moscow.

  As to industrial health and safety, in 2019 Nizhnekamskneftekhim realized 396 special activities. Additional precertification training of the engineering staff, 12 complex and 3 unscheduled surveys of industrial health, safety and workplace discipline, training and organization of more than 6000 drills were performed.

  The main projects of strategic development program of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim for the period up to 2025 are the construction of Grassroots Olefins Complex, construction of methanol production and new Combined-Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant capacitating to 495 MW. Their completion is scheduled for the period from 2021 to 2024.

  The General Meeting of Shareholders approved the Annual Report and Annual Accounting (Financial) Statements for 2019 and distribution of profits of Nizhnekamskneftekhim at the end of the year. Provision is made for dividend payment, on ordinary and preferred shares, at a rate of 9.07 rubles per share. The date which identify the persons having dividend right on Nizhnekamskneftekhim shares is July 10, 2020.

  The Board of Directors of Nizhnekamskneftekhim was elected as follows:

  • Mr. Ruslan Shigabutdinov
  • Mr. Shamil Gabdullin
  • Mr. Ruslan Gizzatullin
  • Mr. Rafkat Kantyukov
  • Mr. Albert Latypov
  • Mr. Nail Maganov
  • Mr. Rinat Sabirov
  • Mr. Airat Safin
  • Ms. Guzeliya Safina
  • Mr. Anand Subramanian
  • Mr. Ilshat Fardiev

  Audit Commission was elected as follows: 

  • Mr. Fanis Gabdulkhakov
  • o    Ms. Olga Ignatovskaya
  • o    Ms. Chulpan Idiyatullina
  • o    Ms. Liliya Sulteeva
  • o    Mr. Aidar Khasanshin

  General Meeting of Shareholders approved Nizhnekamskneftekhim Charter and Regulation of the Board of Directors as amended and supplemented.

  AO PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit was approved as an Auditor of the Company.

  PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim is one of the largest petrochemical companies in Eastern Europe and holds a leading position among domestic producers of synthetic rubbers, plastics and ethylene. It is a part of TAIF Group. The Company was established in 1967 with main production facilities located in Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan.The products range covers 120 products. They are exported into 50 countries of Europe, America and South-East Asia. The share of exports from total sales is about 50%
• 06.07.2020 The Meeting the Board of Directors was Held at PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim
  

  Based on the results of the first Meeting of the Board of Directors held at Nizhnekamskneftekhim on July 02, 2020, it was resolved to elect Mr. Ruslan Shigabutdinov as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Airat Safin as the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and assign Mr. Georgi Aleksandrov to be the Secretary of the Board of Directors.

  The Board of Directors elected the Management Board of Nizhnekamskneftekhim as follows:

  • Mr. Airat Safin,
  • Mr. Boris Averyanov,
  • Mr. Irek Aglyamov,
  • Mr. Rodion Bulashov,
  • Mr. Ruslan Gatin,
  • Ms. Alla Evstafieva,
  • Mr. Oleg Nesterov,
  • Mr. Ildus Safin,
  • Mr. Timur Shigabutdinov,
  • Mr. Ilfar Yakhin.

  The Members of the Board approved concurrent service of the General Director and Members of the Board of Management of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim in managing the bodies of other companies.
• 06.07.2020 Nizhnekamskneftekhim Starts Full-Scale Production of its Own Sanitizer
  

  Nizhnekamskneftekhim is ready to start full-scale production of its own antimicrobic disinfecting sanitizer “Anticeptic DC-1”. It passed necessary tests and expert approval in Research and Development Center of Disinfectology of Russian Agency for Health and Consumer Rights in Moscow, and on the grounds of these results the sanitizer obtained state registration. Researches proved its safety and 100% efficiency against infectious germs. State registration in place proves that the product is allowed for production, transportation, procurement, storage, sale and application.

  Due to high demand for sanitizers against coronavirus infection in April this year the Company commenced arrangement of its own sanitizer production and involved production and technical experts as well as representatives of research and development and design centers of Nizhnekamskneftekhim. All work was done in the shortest period of time, afterwards a trial lot of sanitizer was produced in R&D pilot plant.   

  Anticeptic DC-1 by Nizhnekamskneftekhim will be used for the needs of TAIF Group to disinfect surfaces in premises and transport and to apply on hand for cleaning. It will be produced in R&D pilot plant in the quantities of over 16,000 liter per month. If needed, the sanitizer output may be increased.   
• 03.07.2020 Children Summer Camps of Nizhnekamskneftekhim are Open
  

  From today, two children camps under sponsorship of Nizhnekamskneftekhim started a new summer recreation season. Opening dates were adjusted because of coronavirus pandemic. Due to the same reason the number of children on rest was decided to reduce in the first shift. So, Yunost camp hosted 230 boys and girls, Olimpiec camp hosted 130 children.

  During the whole stay in the camps, all necessary precaution measures will be fulfilled. As recommended by the Russian Agency for Health and Consumer Rights, the staff and children are not allowed to leave the territory of the camps. Parents’ visits are not allowed either. Entertaining events will take place directly in groups.    

  Housekeeping staff and counsellors passed mandatory tests for COVID-19. Children were allowed to the camps only with certificates in place for no contacts with the coronavirus sick. Among extra safety measures there is mandatory sanitizing of rooms several times a day and thermometry.