Sibur

Polymer production expanded at Tomsk / New and improved grades added

Igor Klimov named executive director of Russian BOPP film producer / Sergey Komyshan with new responsibilities

ChemChina to acquire 40% stake in VNHK petrochemicals hub near Vladivostok / Feasibility study for petchems project with Sinopec

Russia May 2016: Most notations roll over / Despite slide, LDPE remains high-priced / PVC still inching up following outage in Angarsk / Little change expected for June

Logistics agreement with Karl Schmidt for ZapSibNeftekhim polyolefins hub / Deal comprises silos, warehouse and container terminal

ZapSibNeftekhim project in Tobolsk to be completed in 2020 at the earliest / Polyolefin plants with overall capacity for 2m t/y

Growth in petrochemicals business drives 32% increase in 2015 operating profit / Capacity expansions bring sales and volumes gains

New organisational structure to drive balanced development / Tobolsk as standalone unit / Plastics and rubber activities bundled in one business division

Portfolio now includes PET film grades / FDA-approved for food contact

Russia January 2016: Notations mostly roll over amid little activity / Volatile exchange rate drives up PVC and PET / Respective trends expected to continue into February / PS catching its breath before renewed uptrend?

Chinese state-owned group completes acquisition of minority stake in Russian petchems producer / Collaboration at proposed Amur hub?

Full control of Polief gained / Further investments to be made

Eye on the world: A journey from Brazil to China, from Russia to Italy / Challenges experienced by most countries

Sibur subsidiary now part of Basic Polymers division / CEOs reshuffled

Share in ChemChina acquired / Chinese group in turn enters into Nakhodka mega-project

State-owned Chinese conglomerate acquires undisclosed stake in Russian petchems producer / Taking existing collaboration to a new level

Russia August 2015: Rise in rouble-based notations / Prohibitive costs lead several converters to shut down their operations / Producers seek refuge in export channel / Volatile exchange rate drives prices down in euro-terms / No relief in sight

Agreement to supply Sibur with additives extended

Russia June 2015: Rises across the board / PET the sole exception / Uptrend unlikely to end in July as maintenance season gets underway

Russia May 2015: LDPE makes a retreat / Feedstock rises continue to push PS up / Little changes for HDPE, PP and PET / Imported PVC sees strongest gains / Aside from PS, PVC and PET, notations could roll over in June

Film range extended with introduction of six grades

Foreign currency effects hit 2014 net earnings but boost gains in operating profit and sales / Increase in polymer production following capacity ramp-up at Tobolsk

Partnering with Norway's Norner to develop new polyolefin grades / Focus on high value-added products

Double-digit earnings growth for Q4 and FY 2014 / Strong performance for specialty polymers led by electronics and automotive sectors / Functional polymers sales down but profits up on optimisation measures

Foundation stone for ZapSibNeftekhim cracker and downstream units / Project costs and start-up could change amid ongoing economic volatility