MOSCOW (MRC) - SIBUR is investing Rb140 mln in the modernization of the flare unit at Tomskneftekhim as part of SIBUR's comprehensive environmental safety program, the company said in a statement.
In 2022, at the monomer production of the Tomsk enterprise of SIBUR, it is planned to modernize the flare unit with the replacement of the existing tip with a tip with an improved combustion system, which will minimize the effect of dense smoke.
Work on the modernization of the flare unit is scheduled for August 2022 during the scheduled shutdown repair of the production complex. The manufacturer of the flare cap for SIBUR's Tomsk plant is John Zink Hamworthy Combustion (JZHC), one of the world's leading suppliers of equipment for combustion systems, the main concepts of which are to reduce emissions and ensure clean air.
The flare system upgrade is part of SIBUR's comprehensive environmental safety program. At the moment, treatment facilities have been built or reconstructed in Kstovo, Perm, Tobolsk, flare systems in Perm and Tobolsk. Over the past ten years, the company has invested 23 billion rubles in environmental protection measures.
Earlier it was noted that TNH received revenue in the amount of 12.8 billion rubles in 2020, which is almost 400 million less than a year earlier. "Revenue (OOO Tomskneftekhim at the end of 2020) - 12.8 billion rubles (in 2019 - 13.2 billion). Net profit (amounted to) 1.7 billion rubles. (In 2019 - 1.9 billion ) ", - says the report of the company. It also follows from the document that Tomskneftekhim in 2020 reduced the number of personnel by 11% - to 1,449 thousand people, the volume of the payroll in this regard decreased by 16% - to 163.8 million rubles.
It was also reported that Tomskneftekhim last year increased the production of polypropylene (PP) to 149.7 thousand tons of granules, which is 1.7% more than in 2019. The volume of production of high-density polyethylene (LDPE) in 2020 amounted to 267.4 thousand tons, which is 1.9% more than the same indicator a year earlier.
According to the ScanPlast of MRC, Tomskneftekhim last month produced about 13,300 tonnes of propylene polymers against 12,800 tonnes a month earlier. During the period under review, the production of polypropylene at the Tomsk enterprise reached 64,800 tonnes, which is 1% more than in 2020.
LLC "Tomskneftekhim" was opened after the transformation of TNHK in 2003. It is a subsidiary of PJSC SIBUR-Holding, which is one of the backbone enterprises of the Russian Federation. At the end of 2019, the authorized capital of Tomskneftekhim amounted to 6.5 billion rubles, sales revenue - 13.2 billion rubles, net profit - 1.9 billion rubles.
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