MOSCOW (MRC) -- A fire broke out at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim (NKNH, part of the TAIF group), at ethylene plant in Nizhnekamsk, Russia on 16 September, the company’s press service said.
The fire occurred at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim plant, which was working to resume the production of ethylene after maintenance works.
GU EMERCOM of Russia for Tatarstan reported that the lower part of the distillation column was burning, and the torch height was three meters. The NKNH called it an “emergency situation”. The company said that there was a “flange joint depressurization” at the site, and the ignition area was 1 square meter.
Combustion was eliminated within seven minutes. At the moment, the installation was transferred to safe mode, there are no injured or killed as a result of the accident. The Ministry of Emergencies said earlier that there is no threat to the population of Nizhnekamsk and the environment.
According to Price Report ICIS-MRC, Nizhnekamskneftekhim in 2019 produces exclusively linear polyethylene (LLDPE). LLDPE shipments to the Russian market increased in the first seven months of 2019 by 8% year on year to 234,130 tonnes. Local producers increased their production by 24%.
PJSC "Nizhnekamskneftekhim" (NKNH) is one of the largest Russian producers of petrochemical products. The production complex of the company includes ten factories of the main production and ten departments (railway transport, ethylene pipelines, etc.). NKNH produces more than 120 types of chemical products, including synthetic rubber, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and surfactants. Nizhnekamskneftekhim is a member of TAIF Group of Companies.
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