MOSCOW (MRC) - Bashkir company Gazprom neftekhim Salavat (GNS) , one of the largest Russian petrochemical producers, shut its high density polyethylene (HDPE) capacities for annual scheduled maintenance works, as per the weekly ICIS-MRC Price Report.
Representatives of the company said, the capacities for HDPE production were shut from 22 July. The turnaround will take approximately 7 days. The plant's annual production capacity is 120,000 tonnes.
As it previously reported, Gazprom neftekhim Salavat shut down low density polyethylene (LDPE) production for 30 days' repairs from 1 July. The plant's annual production capacity is 45,000 tonnes.
According to the MRC, GNS produced 34,600 tonnes of LDPE and 93,900 tonnes of HDPE in 2015. GNS produced 20,800 tonnes of LDPE and 55,900 tonnes of HDPE in January-June 2016.
JSC Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat produces and sells oil refinery, gas and chemical, and monomer products in the Russian Federation. Its oil refining products comprise gasolines; pentane isopentane fraction; petroleum benzene, toluene, and naphtha; kerosene absorbent; diesel fuel, fuel oil-mazut; feedstock for viscous oil road bitumen production; sulphur; and oil bitumen. The company also offers mineral fertilizers, such as ammonia, urea, ammonium nitrate, and NP and NPK fertilizers. Its monomer plant products include ethylene; propylene; pentane-isoprenecyclopentadiene fraction; butylene-butadiene fraction; heavy pyrolysis residue; styrene; polyethylene; polystyrene products, including GPPS, HIPS, and EPS; HDPE; LDPE.
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