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• 18.05.2020 Nizhnekamskneftekhim Laboratory Assistant Prepares for World Skills National Championship
  

  The World Skills movement will continue its activities in 2020 taking into account the new realities of life in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, and Tatarstan will take part in it. This was the outcome of the meeting of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan on the participation of the national team in the qualifying competitions and the final of the national championship “Young Professionals”, which was held on May 14, 2020 with the involvement of specialists from educational organizations and enterprises of the Republic.

  Renata Asylgareeva, the laboratory assistant of the production workshop No. 3601, the Technical Control Department, will represent PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim in the final of the national championship in 2020 in the competence of "Laboratory Assistant for Chemical Analysis". She has won this right by winning the regional championship. She will be thoroughly trained by experts before the finals.
• 18.05.2020 A New Brand of Polystyrene has been tested at Nizhnekamskneftekhim
  

  Pilot tests of the new polystyrene brand GPPS 535M, intended for manufacturers of refrigeration equipment, have been completed at the Plastics plant, PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim.

  The new polystyrene brand, developed by the plant’s specialists together with scientists of the company's scientific and technological center within the frame of the import substitution, is similar in its characteristics to a foreign polystyrene brand Styrolution crystal 165N of INEOS STYROLUTION.

  120 tons of finished products had been produced during the tests, samples of which underwent extensive research at the scientific and technological center. During testing it was found that the molecular parameters of General Purpose Polystyrene 535M and Styrolution crystal 165N are comparable. In addition, the Nizhnekamsk polystyrene brand is characterized by a more stable melt flow and an increased level of physical and mechanical properties. Experts also noted the relatively high thermal (glass transition temperature) and thermal (oxidation onset temperature) properties of General Purpose Polystyrene 535M.

  At present, end users are testing the new General Purpose Polystyrene of 535M brand.
• 15.05.2020 45 Years on Guard of Ecology: Wastewater Research Laboratory, R&D Centre Improves Working Methods
  

  The activities of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim involve the use of a large amount of water, which, after use undergoes treatment and disposal. It is the new technologies and methods for water purification that the specialists of the wastewater laboratory of the company's scientific and technological center (STC) are engaged in. Dozens of different physicochemical and biological methods, as well as devices for high-quality water purification, disposal of sewage sludge and gas emissions, have been developed and successfully implemented here.

  Today, the priority area of the wastewater laboratory’s work is the treatment of wastewater and associated gas emissions using various microorganisms, whose vital activity is the result of wastes from petrochemical industries. Bacteria, utilizing various harmful substances from chemically contaminated wastewater, have been distinguished because of researches. The purification technologies are developed in detail on the Sartorius laboratory bioreactor and other recently purchased laboratory equipment.

  Also, the laboratory performs studies on effluents from structural units of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim, using special techniques and test objects, and issues recommendations on how to neutralize them.

  The S &T Centre microbiologists and biotechnologists made a huge contribution to the development of technology and commissioning of biofilters at biological treatment facilities, which helped to improve the air quality in the district. Biofilters are block boxes inhabited by special types of bacteria. These particular microorganisms neutralize unpleasant odors by feeding on volatile hydrocarbons. This technology is one of the best in Europe; gas emission cleaning efficiency reaches 95%.

  These days the laboratory celebrates its 45th anniversary. The lab is founded in May 1975 for solving issues related to wastewater treatment. Lyubov Dubrovskaya was the first head of the laboratory. From 1983 to April 2013, Olga Yakusheva headed the laboratory, and then the young goal-oriented scientist Guzel Gilaeva took up the baton. Since 2019, the laboratory is by Valentina Nikolaevna Nikonorova, who has been working here since 1988.

  Competence, outsight, responsibility, high professionalism are characteristic features of all laboratory staff, whose work created and is creating the entire experimental part of scientific developments regarding wastewater treatment. The environmental protection service, the water supply, sewerage and wastewater treatment departments, all the plants of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim closely work with the laboratory.
• 14.05.2020 They Shared their Experience: today, a visiting republican meeting was held at Polymatiz subsidiary
  

  Today, the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan, Aleksey Savelchev, as well as the heads of large enterprises of the republic, visited JSC Polymatiz to get acquainted with operation of the line for production of protective masks and exchange experience.

  JSC Polimatiz is a subsidiary of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim and one of the four largest producers of nonwoven materials in Russia. In the context of the coronavirus pandemic, the enterprise focused on solving the republican task and increased the production of non-woven propylene medical material. On April 12, 2020, they began to produce their own personal protective devices. For this purpose, Nizhnekamskneftekhim purchased a production line for manufacture of protective masks. It was mounted within a short time. On April 10, equipment arrived from China to Kazan Airport on a Ruslan aircraft, and on April 11, the production process was already in full swing and all the mechanisms for producing such high-quality and demanded products were adjusted. On 13 April petrochemical staff received the first batch of medical masks directly from the assembly line. 4 thousand masks were produced on the third day of operation.

  Petrochemical staff managed to cope with the assigned mission and were the only ones to reach the design capacity of the installed line in the shortest possible time.

  Director of JSC Polimatiz, Mr. Radik Yarullin, familiarized Mr. Aleksey Savelchev, Deputy Minister, and the heads of enterprises of the Republic with production operation. He told about the equipment features, as well as of how the plant’s specialists managed to achieve the target figures in such a short time.

  - A month has passed since the launch of the line. In addition, today together with colleagues who launched the same type of lines at their enterprises we have analyzed the results of our work for this period. And the most significant results, from the point of view of productivity and technology, have been achieved by Polymatiz. This demonstrates a high training level of local specialists – engineering & technical staff. I am grateful to the management of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim and TAIF JSC for the tremendous and prompt work in this direction ,”noted Alexey Savelchev, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan during the meeting.

  Currently, up to 65 thousand pieces of masks are made at the production line per day, and this number will increase for another 5 thousand pieces in the nearest future. Over 1.4 million masks distributed to TAIF Group employees, as well as employees of city and republican medical and social institutions, working with a large number of people, have been produced since the start-up of the assembly line.

  So, for example, today, petrochemical employees donated 5 thousand protective masks produced on this assembly line to workers of the Nizhnekamsk central district multidisciplinary hospital.
• 13.05.2020 Active Phase of Construction and Installation Work is Underway at CCGT-TPP
  

  PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim is implementing a project for the construction of a new power plant with a capacity of 495 MW under special conditions. It will produce electric energy for the company's own needs. One of the main factors to construct its own CCPP-TPP is to use Nizhnekamskneftekhim purges as a fuel. These purges include petroleum gas processing products coming from existing ethylene production. Thus, the new power plant will reduce the load on the air atmosphere by burning this gas in specially designed burner devices of gas turbine plants.

  At present, construction and installation works are in their active phase, all main buildings are installed, finishing works in production and office premises are started. Large-capacity equipment - two gas turbines and a steam turbine with generators, waste heat boilers are delivered to the site and are practically assembled. The outlines of a future 89 meter cooling tower are emerging; it is being built specifically for the station operation. Everything is carried out exactly according to the established schedule.

  At the same time, the work to provide communications for the future facility is underway: a water pipe has been tied in, installation of a gas pipeline, heating and sewage pipelines have been started. Besides, the work continues on the facilities for power distribution scheme (PDS), namely the construction of a new distribution substation DS ”Zharkov” and electric power lines. 

  Total 1177 employees of the general contractor company were brought to the construction site. All necessary measures have been taken to prevent the virus spread, meetings are held online via video conferences, access to the construction site is severely restricted. The general contractor worked out all issues related to the supply of equipment.

  The station will operate around the clock. Today the staff is being formed, manning will be completed before the end of this year.
• 09.05.2020 On 9 May, representatives of the management of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim participated in the ceremony of floral offerings in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Victory in the II World War.
  

  Today Mr.Timur Shigabutdinov, Deputy General Director and Commercial Director of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim, Mr. Rodion Bulashov, Deputy General Director for Human Resources and Social Affairs, Mr. Fanis Murtazin, Chairman of the Trade Union Organization and Mr. Oleg Shumkov, Head of the Department for Work with Young Specialists, have laid flowers at the memorial to the fallen soldiers in the village of Krasny Klyuch on behalf of thousands of petrochemical staff. Then it was done at the Bust of Nikolai Lemaev in the square named after him, and at the Monument to Musa Dzhalil, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Great Victory. Then, a solemn ceremony of laying flowers at the Eternal Light took place at the Victory Square. Representatives of industrial companies and the City, every 15 minutes, one by one arrived at the square according to the time set for each Company, to participate in the Ceremony, so as not to make a large crowd of people. During the Coronavirus pandemic, the celebration of the holy date is being held with all the precautions taken to avoid spread of Coronavirus infection. Further, the floral offerings took place at the Bed of Honor of the City cemetery for the first time this year.
• 08.05.2020 #THANKS TO DOCTORS: petrochemical staff handed over protective equipment to doctors and social workers of Nizhnekamsk
  

  Today, representatives of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim handed over another batch of masks to medical and municipal institutions of Nizhnekamsk. Over 3 000 pcs of personal protective equipment from petrochemical staff were received by the personnel of the city public health department and ambulance stations, as well as employees of the social protection department of the Ministry of Social Protection of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Nizhnekamsk Municipal Region. During the Coronavirus pandemic, personnel in these areas are especially vulnerable when communicating with a large number of people.

  Rodion Bulashov, Deputy General Director for Human Resources and Social Affairs of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim, Irek Zinnurov, Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, as well as leading players of HC Neftekhimik, Marat Khairullin and Alexey Volgin handed over the masks and thanked the doctors and social workers for their indispensable work.
• 08.05.2020 “Garden of Remembrance 2020”: Nizhnekamskneftekhim Joins the International Promotion
  

  Nizhnekamskneftekhim joined the International Campaign "Garden of Remembrance 2020", organized in honor of the 75th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. For this purpose, 27 million trees will be planted throughout the country - a tree in memory of each of those perished in the Second World War.

  Today, the Director’s corps, headed by Mr.Airat Safin, the General Director of PJSC Nizhnekamsk-neftekhim together with Mr. Irek Zinnurov, the Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, and two-time Olympic medalist and leading players of the Neftekhimik hockey team, planted 75 trees along the Sobolekovskaya Highway. Veterans and young employees of the Company joined the action.

  Now, along the main transport artery of Nizhnekamsk, where thousands of cars pass every day, and Company employees get to work and back to the city, 75 pine seedlings in memory of the great feat of our ancestors during the Great Patriotic War delight the eyes of those who pass the road.
• 08.05.2020 The Board of Veterans of War and Labor of Nizhnekamskneftekhim: Taking Care of Everyone
  

  The Board of Veterans of War and Labor of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim will soon celebrate a Housewarming Party. The organization will move to a New building at the address: Lesnaya street, House 45. Major repairs are underway here. Funds for repairs, the purchase of furniture and office equipment for the Board of War and Labor Veterans of the Company were allocated in honor of the 75th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

  Currently, the Board of Veterans of the Company registered over 10 500 people. Of these, there are three front-line soldiers, 116 home front workers and three widows of war veterans. The Board of Veterans of Nizhnekamskneftekhim War and Home Workers was established on 2 February 1983. The first members of the public organization were former participants of the Great Patriotic War - 360 people.

  Over the years, the public organization was headed by Vasily G. Timyashev, Alexei G. Soskov, Anatoly A. Obsharov. In 1990, Nizhnekamskneftekhim Board of Labor Veterans was founded, headed by Gennady P. Plotnikov. In 2009, Boris Ye. Trifonov was elected a Chairman of the Public Organization. Today, the Board of Veterans is headed by Rashit R. Valiullin.

  The public organization serves to be a link between the administration of the Company, the trade union organization of the Company and ex-employees who are on a well-deserved rest, and Nizhnekamsk-neftekhim always provides support for them.

  Voluntary health insurance contracts have been concluded for non-working pensioners. The pre-emptive right to get preferential vouchers to sanatoriums and rest houses is provided for participants of the Second World War, warriors-internationalists, Chernobyl victims, participants in hostilities of “hot spots” and home front workers.

  In addition to the state pension, the Company veterans also receive a non-state pension, which NKNK pays on a monthly basis from its profits. They are provided with one-time payments for anniversaries and a material assistance system.

  Participants of the Great Patriotic War receive special support from the Company. In case of need, they are provided with assistance to repair of the apartment, in delivery of medicines, in solution of domestic issues, the organization of their rest and medical treatment.
• 07.05.2020 Employees of Telecommunication and Communication Department of the Automation Center celebrate their Professional Holiday
  

  Today, May 7, employees of all branches of communication, radio engineering and radio journalism celebrate their professional holiday.

  The communication service was introduced at Nizhnekamsk Chemical Plant in 1965. The first Head of Communication service shop No. 31 was Aleksey V. Chernikov, a professional having experience of a military front-line communication officer and work at industrial and power enterprises of the country. The first self-contained automatic exchange (ATS) with 1300 numbers of a step-by-step system at the Chemical plant was put into operation in September 1966.

  Along with automatic telephone exchanges, Nizhnekamskneftekhim continuously developed communication and alarm networks for industrial and process purposes. It has always been a priority for the communication workshop to provide process workshops with all types of communication. In the 80s, yet the capacity of automatic telephone exchange was not enough due to a launch of New Production Facilities. In spring 1992, ATS-34, the first 11 km fiber-optic communication line was put into operation in the territory of Tatarstan with a digital compression system for 480 channels between NKNH and the city, under the guidance of V.G. Opanasenko. In addition, in August the same year, the quasielectronic ATSCE “Quant” started operating with a subscriber capacity of 6144 numbers and the status of a regional ATS, which was highly unusual for an industrial enterprise.

  In 1992 thru 1995, various modern means of communication were put into operation as follows: a satellite communication station, a Motorola radiotelephone trunk system for 450 subscribers, and a Meridian-1 digital electronic telephone exchange with a capacity of 336 subscriber numbers. The complex simultaneously provided local telephone communication, intercity (international) satellite and radio communication with mobile facilities.

  In 2010, SI-3000 digital telephone exchange was introduced having a wide range of multiservice functions (voice, Internet, video).

  Now, by efforts of specialists from the Central Telecommunication and Communication Administration, headed by A.Yu. Polyakov, continuous operation of production and process communication is provided, support and maintenance of automatic telephone exchanges and digital stations, line-cable networks and communication facilities, dispatch switches, telephone subscriber equipment, speaker systems, alerts, radio communication and cellular communication of FMC closed group are carried out ".

  The first broadcast of a weekly radio newspaper in the history of the Petrochemical Plant was introduced on 12 December 1967. Moreover, it started regularly released in the early 70s. In the 1990s, radio broadcasts started released in the Russian and the Tatar languages. Under the direction of R.R. Samarkina, radio Neftekhim began broadcasting on the wavelength of 105.1 FM on 29 August 1996.

  From 1 January 2015, reporters of Neftekhim Media LLC have conducted the NKNH radio chronicle.