The Russian pharmaceutical market will be worth about 360 billion rubles in 2007, up 8.8% from the results of 2006,  said Interfax lately. The Russian pharmaceutical market was worth a tentative 331 billion rubles in 2006, up 30% from 2005. The main factor influencing the market in 2006, as was...

The biggest volume growth is expected on the production of mineral fertilizers of different grades – by 50.8%. Specific weight of mineral fertilizers among marketable products will exceed TiO2 share for the first time during last years and will be 49.6%. TiO2 share is planned at the level 41.4%....

The enterprise of Carpatneftekhim is to process 622.4 thousand tons of pyrolysis raws, a 7.2% decline as compared with 2006, FIS reports.According to plan, ethylene production capacities will be loaded 89%, PE capacities - by 101%, vinyl chloride - by 49 % and caustic soda - by 80 %. These are the indicators...

In 2006, Production Association Belaruskalii generated around $1 billion of revenues. It is the same amount as in 2005, first vice-premier of Belarus Vladimir Semashko told reporters. He noted that the result was reached regardless of the problems related to potash fertilizers exports. Vladimir Semashko...

The government of Belarus has formalized quotas on exports of potash fertilizers in 2007, said the news agency belta.by. That decision is contained in Resolution 1763 of the Council of Ministers of Belarus of December 29, 2006, the Office of the Council of Ministers told  belta.Under the resolution,...

At the conferences the participants got acquainted with modernization of Titanium Dioxide production at OJSC Sumykhimprom, using different grades of the product at paints production and with tendencies on the Titanium Dioxide market. Participants of the conferences were informed that due to modernization...

The Belarussian budget might miss profit from export of potassium fertilizers, which is one of the most profitable income items. Negotiations with China concerning the delivery of chemical fertilizers in 2007 are rather strained.  Belarus is supplying China with fertilizers at the price of 190 dollars...

The Belarusian State Petrochemical Industry Concern (Belneftekhim) has suspended all 2007 contracts with Russian oil companies, saying that the economy will suffer huge losses if Belarusian companies continue buying oil from Russia, Belapan agency The move is linked to Russia's decision to impose...

Sumykhimprom has recently said that production modernization that was carried out this year resulted in improved quality parameters of Titanium Dioxide and production of the new grade of this product: SumTitan R-208. Mass production of Titanium Dioxide under this trademark will start in the first months...

Kovdorsky GOK – the sole world's producer of baddeleyite concentrate from natural zirconium ore – produced its one hundred thousandth tonne of the concentrate. The enterprise is a part of EuroChem.Commercial production of the concentrate started at Kovdorsky GOK in 1975, when the apatite-baddeleyite...

Uralkali (Berezniki, Perm Territory) continues implementing its program for development of company's own power generation facilities. The Company is developing a project related to the construction of Phase 2 of the power unit of Mine Division 4 (BKPRU-4), which will use the equipment of the dismantled...

LUKOIL Chemical Group made the repeat order to Uhde on building PVC production facility in Ukraine. The plant, which will have a capacity of 300,000 tonnes per year of suspension PVC (S-PVC), is being built in Kalush. LUKOIL is investing $200m to add PVC to its range of products. Uhde will...

In November Mister Tahmasbi, the Minister of Industry and Mines, confessed that Iranian enterprises are less competitive than foreign producers of special rubber and rubber inner tubes that are used in the production of car, motor cycle and bicycle tyres. According to him, 70% of Iranian special rubber...

Sibur-Neftehim JSC published its November operating results. Three company's plants - Petrochemical plant (in Kstovo), Ethylene Oxide and Glycols plant (ZOEiG) and Kaprolaktam plant (in Dzerzhinsk) successfully fulfilled the production plan.The petrochemical plant (Kstovo) increased production...

Rail Transport Department of “Nizhnekamskneftekhim” INC received first four rail tank cars bearing a company logo, of 100 cars to be leasing-purchased from “Carriage-Building Company of Mordovia”.

New rail tank cars for transportation of exported styrene and monoethylene...

“Nizhnekamskneftekhim” INC played host to an enlarged panel session of the RF Ministry for Industry & Energy and the Governing Board of the Russian Association of Industrialists and Businessmen to discuss a chemical and petrochemical industry development strategy until 2015, said the...

Moscow, Dec.21, 2006: Kemerovo Azot JSC (incorporated into SIBUR Holding JSC) approved investment of a caprolactam upgrade project worth 778,6 mln rubles ($29.6 mln) that aims to improve the productivity of the existing facilities.The modernization will help cut the energy consumption, increase efficiency...

The TR Cabinet of Ministers awarded “Nizhnekamskneftekhim” INC for a hands on in implementing the Program “Energy Supply Efficiency in the Tatarstan Republic for 2006-2010” and for high energy efficiency achievements in the TR Economy at the TR Government session held in the context...

In the nearest future, PhosAgro is going to put up mineral fertilizers and Apatite concentrates on auction at the Moscow Stock Exchange. This decision is dictated by a recommendation of the Federal Antimonopoly Service and also by intention of PhosAgro to use stock exchange trade as an independent...

«CRIMEAN SODA PLANT» OJSC, the largest soda ash manufacturer in Crimea, Ukraine, published operating results for the first nine months of 2006. During the reported period the company produced 505,000 tonnes of soda ash (94% of the year-on-year level), including 283,000 tonnes of grade A soda...

Magnezit Group launched commercial production of special calcined (caustic) magnesite at the site of Magnezit industrial complex. Till recently calcined magnesite had been produced in China, Greece and Spain only. This step will enable the company to strengthen position...

 Tikkurila Oy has agreed to acquire a 70% share of two St Petersburg-based paint companies by the name of "OOO Gamma" and "OOO Ohtinski zavod poroshkovyh krasok ". Gamma is one of the most significant producers of metal industry coatings in Russia with net sales of approx. EUR...

NITOL Group subsidiary "Khimbyt" began to produce universal epoxy glue for household usage. The first lots of the product were sent to wholesale chains of Irkutsk.The glue is produced on the basis of epoxy resin which was launched in NITOL – Cellulose ethers (NITOL Group subsidiary too)...

December, 15th, 2006 NITOL Group has signed an agreement for Program Management Services with international engineering company - Fluor for the execution and construction of the new Polysilicon production project.The facilities are being currently planned on the production site in Usolie-Sibirskoye,...

Azot OJSC controlled by FosAgro CJSC decreased production of ammonia by 38% y-o-y - to 53.3 th tons in November 2006, "AK&M" reports.The decrease is explained by the capital repair of ammonia producing aggregate AM-76. In November, there were produced 16.1 th tons of mineral fertilizers;...

December 7, 2006 - In the cross border acquisition in textiles domain, Spentex Industries Limited has acquired the immovable assets of "Farg'ona Ip-Gazlama Ishlab Chiqarish" in Uzbekistan to set up a processing project for dyeing finished fabric (through its Dutch subsidiary) in technical...

Sumykhimprom cut emissions by 32.7% in the first 9 month of 2006 against the same period in 2005, the company said.Compared with 2005, the company reduced discharging of waste waters  by 34 per cent. Gaseous emissions were trimmed nearly by 9 per cent, sewage slag wastes...

Concern Stirol published the results for the first 9 months, 2006. In January-September the company's sales increased by 13.3% to total EUR387,858, while profits amounted to EUR31,500. During the reported period, 5 new production lines were commissioned:1. Production line for expandable polystyrene which...

For the first nine months of 2006 Russian Uralkali's net profit made RUB3.39bn (EUR97.6m), down 35.2%. January-September proceeds decreased by 12.8% to RUB13bn (EUR373m). EBIT fell by 37.9% to RUB4.34bn (EUR125m). The company's gross profit decreased by 20.3% against January-September  2005...

Halogen JSC (Russia) intends to launch refrigerating agent Freon 134a at existing Freon 125 production. The company plans to carry out testing of connected technological processes in the nearest future.Freon 134a (1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane) is ozone-friendly refrigerating agent used in household and...

Sales joint venture is to be formed with Plastic-Centre by end 2006, said PRW press center on 11 December 2006. Ningbo Haitian Group says that it is aiming for market leadership in Russia and the former CIS countries by 2010, improving on a claimed present number three position with 140 machines sold...

MRC reported that total supplies of polyvinylchloride (PVC) in Russia in Q1-Q3, 2006 have equalized with the total PVC consumption in 2005. In January-September the supply structure has changed. So the share of Russian PVC  in domestic market decreased from 83% in 2005 to 70% in 2006 and totalled...

In January-November 2006, Russian Chrome 1915 CJSC (Pervouralsk, Sverdlovsk Region) upped chromic oxide production by 46.6% y-o-y to 5,721 tonnes, the company says.Turnout of sodium bichromate grew by 3.4% to 41,080 tonnes, of sodium monochromate - by 3% to 42,053 tonnes, of potassium...

Russian company successfully commissions coil coating plant  Samara / Munster. With the support of BASF Coatings, the Volga Valley based Samara Reservoir Zavod company (SRZ) recently commissioned its first coil coating plant with great success. BASF Coatings will be supplying this new customer with...

On December 6 2006 the mineral and chemical production manufacturer EuroHim launched the new terminal which is to be operated by TankChem Company, the subsidiary of EuroHim in the port of Sillamae, Estonia. The multi-purpose terminal will handle petrochemical production such as methanol, acetic...

The cryogenic generator from French Air Liquide, the manufacturer of air separation facilities, is an important step in improving energy efficiency. The new generator will significantly reduce the company's electricity consumption - from 3.8 MW to 0.7 MW. Dorogobuzh's annual energy saving will...

JSC Shchekinoazot (Tula Region, Russia) developed an investment project covering 1) construction of a new methanol plant 2)  retrofit and further expansion of the existing caprolactam facility.  The company also plans  to set up formaldehyde downstream production and dimethyl ether...

Akrilat JSC, the only producer of acrylic acid in Russia (Dzerzhinsk), has started a project on construction of propylene storage facility  to be finished at the end of 2007 or at the beginning of 2008. According to the company's development manager Alexander Maloletkin,   propylene...

In November, 2006 Kazanskij synthetic rubber plant celebrated the seventieth anniversary, where it summed up last year results. So, the company opened its own representative office in Shanghai, expanded range of automotive and building sealants MaxSil. The environment protection quality of the plant...

Sumykhimprom JSC is to double its production output of varnishes in 2007. The production volume of paints has recently increased and Sumykhimprom manufactured 2,436 tonnes of paints and varnishes during the March-September period 2006. This compares to 1176 tonnes for the same period last year....