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• 02.09.2020 Nizhnekamskneftekhim Participates in Tatarstan Petrochemical Forum
  

  PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim was awarded a diploma for winning in nomination "Leader of Innovations" in the sphere of rubber and rubber product manufacture and processing. The Company received the award for the development of a synthetic cis-butadiene SKDN, peculiar for a narrow molecular weight distribution and improved dynamic performance of rubber compounds.

  The diploma was awarded during the Tatarstan Oil and Gas Chemical Forum, which was opened today in the premises of MBTs KAZAN-EXPO in Kazan.

  By tradition, PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim presented its exposition at the forum. Mr. Rustam Minnikhanov, President of Tatarstan, visited the forum. Mr. Airat Safin, General Director of the Company, spoke about the results of Nizhnekamskneftekhim activities and dwelled on construction of new production facilities in detail.

  Now, PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim has been concurrently implementing several crucial projects. One of them relates to release of a new generation of functionalized styrene-butadiene synthetic rubber (f-SSBR), intended primarily for production of "green" tires. Tires made of SSBR have good wear resistance, frost resistance and dynamic endurance. At present, the production is undergoing commissioning. Works started in parallel are on the following: installation of service platforms and secondary pipelines; laying of cables and wires, beautification of the territory.

  Mr. Airat Safin, General Director, also spoke about the construction progress of the New EP-600 Olefin Complex and the CCGT-TPP power plant. Currently, an active phase of construction is underway at industrial facilities in question.

  The new EP-600 complex is being built for the purpose of increasing feedstocks and enhancing the output of target products - rubber and plastic of high cost. Currently, 980 various specialists are engaged at the construction site. Since May 2020, the delivery of column, tank, heat exchange and dynamic equipment and materials has begun. Now, work has been completed on the construction of pits capacitating to over 260 000 m3, over 24,000 piles have been driven, foundations capacitating to over 33 000 m3 have been completed. The installation of steel structures and laying of underground systems, and the construction of a builders’ camp, began.

  At the turn of corner is the construction of a new power plant capacitating to 495 MW. The main equipment for the CCGT-TPP has been manufactured and supplied - these are two gas turbines, a steam turbine and waste heat boilers with flue gas stacks. Now at the stage of completion are civil works, the installation of the main and secondary equipment is underway too. Electrical engineering works, installation of thermal mechanical equipment and pipelines have been completed by over 50%. Completion of the project is scheduled for 2021. The new power plant is designed to utilize the products of processing of APG (Associated Petroleum Gases) and simultaneously generate power, which will be provided to existing and new industries.

  During the Tatarstan Oil and Gas Chemical Forum, a meeting of the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan was held to consider the findings of implementation of state program "Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency Improvement in the Republic of Tatarstan" and setting aims for the near future in this area. After closing of the forum, an award ceremony was held for the winners of the competition for energy efficient equipment and technologies. Nizhnekamskneftekhim has won the Grand Prix of the competition in New Products category. The diploma was awarded for products with new or improved performance in terms of minimizing the unit costs of fuel and energy resources, and materials during their production. Nizhnekamskneftekhim was awarded for the plant of the 5th generation functionalized SSBR rubber capacitating to 60 000 KTA. The diploma was presented to Mr. Airat Safin, Director General of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim, by Mr. Alexey Pesoshin, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan.

  Total over 100 companies from 18 regions of Russia took part in the forum. Enterprises from Germany, Italy, Turkey, Sweden, Japan, and the Republic of Belarus presented their products too.
• 01.09.2020 A new academic year has started at the College of Petrochemistry and Oil Refining
  

  Today, Mr. Airat Safin, General Director of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim, congratulated the students with Happy Knowledge Day and the beginning of a new academic year at N.V. Lemaev College of Petrochemistry and Oil Refining. Before the start of the festivity, a tour of the college took place for a delegation of the Company managers. They were Mr. Rodion Bulashov, Deputy General Director for Personnel and Social Affairs, Ms. Elvira Dolotkazina, Assistant General Director for Work with Municipal Bodies, Mr. Vyacheslav Zhuravlev, Chief Mechanical Engineer, Mr. Sergey Krasilnikov, Director of OiG Plant, Mr. Alexey Bochkarev, Director of the Training Center. The excursion began with museums - "Military Glory" and "Petrochem - Life and Fortune". In the Museum of History of Nizhnekamskneftekhim, a special place is given to the exposition dedicated to the formation of the Chemical Complex and its First General Director, Mr. Lemaev, Nikolai Vasilyevich.

  A student canteen was presented to the Company's management. Here Mr. Airat Safin took part in a tasting ceremony called "Kystybyi". By the idea of the organizers, the tradition of treating the national Tatar dish appeared in the college only this year and it is intended primarily for first-year students. This new academic year, 725 people joined the college; they are future process operators, machine operators, laboratory assistants, electricians and other working personnel that are so much in demand at the production facilities of Nizhnekamskneftekhim. Today, Mr. Airat Safin, General Director of the Company, personally greeted them.

  In his speech, he noted that the College of Petrochemistry and Oil Refining is "Workshop No. 1" for the Company since the legendary General Director of Nizhnekamskneftekhim, Nikolai Lemaev called it so. This educational institution has been working closely with the Company for over 50 years. Therefore, it is not surprising that the current staff backbone of petrochemists is mostly college graduates. Airat Safin told the students about the social programs that operate at the enterprise to support young specialists. He also wished the children success in their studies.

  At the end of the solemn part of the meeting, the management of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim held a working meeting together with Director of the College. Mr. Aidar Faretdinov, where they discussed the educational process for the upcoming academic year. Some new programs are created to teach prospective students to “think outside the box”, generate interesting ideas, and understand process technology trends. In addition, this is one of the most important terms, both for the personal success of young specialists, and for business development and economic growth of the country.
• 31.08.2020 Nizhnekamskneftekhim introduces New Information Systems for Monitoring the Progress of Equipment and Materials Supply
  

  The specialists of the Department of Information Technologies of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim presented another option in arrangement of control over the progress of the supply of equipment and materials, as well as control of communication between the services concerned. The need to create this option is related to an active phase of the project for construction of a new 600 KTA ethylene complex.

  The implemented system allows for automatic processing of machine-readable files of packing lists, invoices and factures received from suppliers of equipment and materials for each shipment. Information from machine-readable files can be used to make documents required for acceptance procedure at the warehouse in the SAP ERP enterprise management system.

  The integration of the accounting system with the project portal has been implemented in terms of transfer of information allowing to quickly track the materials and equipment flows to the laydown area and construction site, the issuance of materials and equipment to the contractor, control of the scope of works performed and the remains of materials and equipment.

  The work performed made it possible to organize processing and control of the significantly increased scope of supplies, eliminating paperwork and manual data entry into the accounting system, and making operation of the warehouse and procurement service with no significant increase of staffing.