The world PP market is one of the most rapidly developing ones, because the demand for this polymer grows constantly. Its consumption reached 47m tonnes in 2009. To date, five companies are engaged in PP production in Russia: Nizhnekamskneftehim (Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan), Tomskneftehim Ltd (Tomsk), Ufaorgsintez JSC (Ufa, Bashkortostan), NPP Neftehimija Ltd (Moscow) and Stavrolen (Budennovsk). Production...

Polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) was one of the first polymers to be commercialized. Due to low gas and vapor permeability, it is widely used in the manufacture of food and consumer goods packaging, as well as in areas where high resistance to moisture and aggressive medium is required. Currently, the world output of PVDC is about 200,000 tonnes. Despite a range of useful properties of polyvinylidene...

The International Fair of Plastics Processing PLASTPOL is the largest fair dedicated to plastics in Eastern/Central Europe. In 2010 PLASTPOL brought together almost 700 companies from 29 countries in Europe as well as from the USA, India, Japan, Taiwan, China, Egipt, Hong Kong, Korea, and Thailand. Almost 25,000 square metres of exhibition space were made available to the participants.
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Phenol-formaldehyde resins are obtained by polycondensation of phenols with formaldehyde or its derivatives. PF resins have widespread application as adhesives in production of composite materials based on wood, paper and fabrics. Production of PF resins in Russia develops quickly due to permanently growing demand from the consuming branches. In 2008 the output volume amounted to 123,900 tonnes. Today...

Chlorosulphonated polyethylene (CSPE) is an elastomer produced in a shape of granules. CSPE-based materials are used to provide protective films with a high flexibility, as crack-resistant paints and varnishes for reinforced concrete, metals and other materials, in the automobile industry and other spheres of industry. As of 2008, the global chlorosulphonated polyethylene capacity made up over 40,000...

Benzaldehyde C6H5CHO is the simplest aromatic aldehyde represented by a colorless liquid with a bitter smell of almond. Benzaldehyde has a variety of industrial applications, including the manufacture of pharmaceutical ingredients, fragrance compounds, dyes and polymers.    The global benzaldehyde production capacity in 2009 was estimated at 90,000 tpy. The largest global producer is DSM...

On the territory of the CIS there are three manufacturers of IPA with total capacity of about 95,000 tonnes per year, which is 4% of worldwide rate (about 2.5m tonnes annually). Two producers with a total capacity of 70,000 tonnes per year operate in Russia, one – in Azerbaijan. In 2009, the Azerbaijani producer exported to the Russian market 58% of total import’s volume of propanol-2...

Iron oxide pigments (IOP) are Fe2O3-based synthetic pigments used for coloring paint materials and in the manufacture of concrete articles, cement, trim and curbstones, colored lime-sand brick, gypsum and other construction materials.    The global iron oxide production makes up around 550,000 tpy. The largest maker is Lanxess. Of all CIS countries iron oxide pigments are manufactured only...

A big specialised exhibition Primus: Interfarba 2010 has taken place recently in Kyiv. The exposition, with total area of 2100 m2, was visited by 4700 specialists of various sectors. 120 companies from 8 countries participated in the exhibitions. Within the bounds of the first event took place the VI International Congress «Paintwork materials, raw products and equipment».
According...

Lithopone is a mixture of barium sulphate (BaSO4) with zinc sulfide (ZnS). In industry it is used as a white pigment. Lithopone is not produced in Russia, as in other CIS countries. The demand is met entirely by imports. Last year 242 tonnes of pigment was imported to Russia that is 2.4 times less than in 2008. Main lithopone supplier with a share of 83% was German company Sachtleben Chemie. Lithopone...

Synthetic sweeteners, or polyols, are hydrogenated forms of sugars. The most important four-basic sweetener is erythritol; five-basic – xylitol; six-basic – sorbitol, mannitol and inositol and 12-basic – maltitol, isomaltitol and lactitol. The main area of their use is the food industry. The Russia market offers mostly sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, maltitol and isomaltitol. Nowadays,...

On the 11th of March 2010 at the Moscow Marriott Tverskaya Hotel ensued the 4th Annual All-Russian Conference on the Logistics of the Russian Chemical Market – ChemoLogic-2010. Pharmlogic Projects was the organiser, which has a wide experience in conducting specialised events.
The ChemoLogic conference dealt with urgent questions of customs and government regulation, management tasks in...

Ammonium nitrate is a highly concentrated nitrogen fertiliser used in the production of explosives. The market share of the global ammonium nitrate consumption relegated to the industrial sector is 15-20%.
During the economic crises the demand for ammonium nitrate from the agricultural sector accelerated considerably all over the world, while, having been defined as an explosive substance, it...

Granulated urea is highly valued in the industrial and agricultural sectors. There are several ways to produce it. First of all, it is a dispersion of a melt amidst gas (air) with its further solidification, rolling in granulating drums and plates, as well as granulation in a fluid-bed.
Prilling in towers and the granulation in the fluid-bed are nowadays the most popular methods used to produce...

Despite a rich resource potential and advantageous geographical location of the Russian Far Eastern Federal District, an imbalanced inner structure of this region restrains its economic development. In 2008 a share of the district’s chemical industry in the industrial production structure made up 1.5% of total Russian index.
Chemical products are consumed mainly domestically. An export share...

The Southern Federal District (SFD) is one of the leading regions of the Russian Federation, according to its economical development and industrial sectors diversification. It also has a strategic interest. Region’s rapid industrial development was due to the beneficial geographic location on the south of Russia between the European part of former Soviet Union and Caucasus, moreover this region...

Ammonia is one of the key products of the chemical industry. Its main application is the manufacture of mineral fertilisers (urea, ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulphate, ammonium phosphates). Annual global NH3 output is currently more than 150m tonnes. A bulk of produced ammonia is consumed at the domestic markets. CIS with a share of 14.3% occupies the second places in the world ammonia production....

Three well-known letters GTL reveal various Gas-To-Liquid technologies which covert natural and associated gas into evacuable high-energy liquid, methanol, petrol and other valuable ready-made products with usage of chemical methods. Tremendous economic benefits from a GTL application at deposits removed from a consumer have been obvious since long ago.
Previous three years will be undoubtedly...