ZapSibNeftekhim

Putin calls on petchem industry to prioritise development / New capacities needed to join “the global polymer race” / Economic uncertainty casts shadow on growth plans

Construction of Siberian PP plant begins after delay / Output expected to protect against shortfalls in Russia

ZapSibNeftekhim expansion back on track / PP capacity expected to double / Sourcing tech remains an issue

A year of war takes toll on Russian plastics, chemical industries / State payments support refineries

Price regulation seems to be having an effect / Sibur working on a substitute for import grades / Special focus on materials for packaging films and pipe extrusion / Western sanctions viewed as ‘sabotage'

Attack on Ukraine has consequences for European polymer trade flows / Shortage of Russian material makes itself felt in Eastern Europe / Moscow plans polymer price regulation / Flagship projects on hold?

Billions in petrochemicals investments seek to make country an export nation by 2025 / Nord Stream 2 as acid test / Domestic demand grows faster than polymer production

Changes in management / Previous MD of business and finance Petrov new head of plastics division

Construction work starts on gas-based petrochemicals complex in Amur / Capacity to produce 2.7m t/y of polyolefins

Coronavirus pandemic and rouble depreciation dent Q1 results / ZapSib's new PP and PE plant mitigate negative effects

Russia December 2019: Polyolefin notations at lowest levels for the year / Demand very weak in part / PE injection moulding grades and standard PS materials hold their ground / Virtually no recovery in January

Logistics centre near Moscow in operation / Polyolefins for the Russian and Western European markets

Cracker in Siberia is running / PE facilities in test phase / First PP quantities delivered

Russia's first polymers R&D centre opened / Cooperation agreements signed to develop new grades and recycling processes

Commissioning of ZapSibNeftekhim PP project in Russia underway

US rings in round three of trade war with China / Beijing reacts promptly with countermeasures / Chemical products and plastics severely impacted / US chemical industry threatened with significant losses

Sergey Komyshan, executive director at Sibur / Polyolefins and chemicals complexes to extend output for Russian market and beyond

Group EBITDA surges in 2017 / ZapSibNeftekhim project due for Q2 2019 mechanical completion

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

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

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

"Chinaplas" exclusive: PIE speaks to Sibur managing director and head of Basic Polymers Sergey Komyshan / Sell-and-build strategy / Focus on integrated sites / Export share expected to rise / Ukraine crisis has no significant impact on operations