SIBUR to Explore Entry into PP, PE Projects in Kazakhstan

SIBUR and Kazakhstan sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna and state oil and gas company KazMunayGas have signed a framework agreement that could allow the company to take a role in petrochemicals projects in Kazakhstan. The potential cooperation will allow SIBUR to produce Polypropylene (PP) and Polyethylene (PE) in National Industrial Petrochemical Technopark in Atyrau, the Republic … Read more

SIBUR, Sinopec Close JV Deal for $10-11 Billion Amur Gas Chemical Complex

SIBUR Holding and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) have closed the deal to set up a joint venture (JV) at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex after obtaining all the necessary approvals from the regulators of both countries. SIBUR and Sinopec will hold interest in the JV in the amount of 60% and 40%, respectively. … Read more

Sibur may Draw Money from Russian Wealth Fund to Build Amur Gas Complex

Sibur, Russia’s largest petrochemicals producer may use money from the country’s National Wealth Fund to help finance the construction of its planned Amur Gas Chemical Complex, as per Reuter’s report. After increasing the scale of the gas chemical complex in Russia’s Far East, Sibur expects to invest $10-$11 billion, a rise from initial estimates of … Read more

Linde Wins Contract for Sibur’s Amur Gas Chemical Complex

Linde PLC has recieved a contract to provide technology for PJSC Sibur Holding’s cracker at Amur gas chemical complex (GCC). GCC is an integrated 1.5 million tons per year polyethylene and polypropylene production complex to be built near Svobodny in Russia’s far-east Amur region. The contract was awarded to Linde under a consortium with Sibur … Read more

Sibur Closes Sale of Petchem Units Based in Togliatti, Russia to Tatneft

SIBUR and Tatneft have closed the sale and purchase of certain production and other assets that to date have been registered in the name of Sibur Togliatti and Togliattisintez legal entities. After the deal, Tatneft intends to further develop the acquired assets in line with its gas and petrochemical strategy, while SIBUR will concentrate efforts … Read more

SIBUR and Sinopec Sign MoU to set up Nitrile Rubber JV

SIBUR Holding (SIBUR) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) production. The MoU  was signed at the meeting between the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and the Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Li Keqiang in St Petersburg. … Read more

Sibur, BASF Collaborate to Develop Polymer Technology

BASF and SIBUR are collaborating to develop innovative polymer solutions at SIBUR’s PolyLab Research and Development Center in Moscow. The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Cooperation took place on May 30th at SIBUR’s newly inaugurated state-of-the-art PolyLab at the Skolkovo Innovation Center to seal the strong commitment from SIBUR and BASF. Both companies will … Read more