New production unit startup
Gazprom neftekhim Salavat has commissioned a new industrial sulfur production unit at the Refinery.
Today, Gazprom neftekhim Salavat has commissioned a new industrial sulfur production unit at the Refinery.
The festive event was attended by Radiy Khabirov, the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Alexander Sheldyaev, Acting Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan — Minister of Industry, Energy and Innovation of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Niyaz Fazylov, Acting Minister of Nature Management and Ecology of the Republic of Bashkortostan and other distinguished guests.
Commissioning of a new industrial sulfur production unit at Gazprom neftekhim Salavat
The new industrial sulfur production unit is a company investment project aimed at reducing the industrial impact on the environment. The production unit, with a capacity of 60,000 tons, will help the company reduce pollutant emissions by 4,670 tons per year. Moreover, the total gross emission into the atmosphere will decrease by 11%, and sulfur dioxide emissions will fall by 30%. The derived product of hydrogen sulfide-containing gas will be industrial sulfur, which is a commercially successful product on the market.
Commissioning of a new industrial sulfur production unit at the Refinery of Gazprom neftekhim Salavat.
— This is one of the flagship investment projects of our republic, — noted Radiy Khabirov, the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan. — This is a fairly large facility whose launch we have been waiting for a long time. It will have more advanced processing and, accordingly, provide additional products. It is important that this unit will help to significantly reduce emissions into the atmosphere, which is one of the most important joint works in cooperation with Gazprom neftekhim Salavat within the framework of the quadripartite agreement. It is also important that this is a completely domestic technology, over 90 percent of the equipment of this large unit was manufactured in Russia. I believe that this is a crucial stage in the development of the enterprise. There are new projects ahead which are aimed at more advanced oil and gas processing, including the construction of the most important import-substituting superabsorbent production plant.
Evgeny Semenko, General Director of RGD PS (the managing company of Gazprom neftekhim Salavat) and Radiy Khabirov, the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan, spoke about the implementation of an investment project for the industrial sulfur production.
Evgeny Semenko, General Director of RGD PS (the managing company of Gazprom neftekhim Salavat) drew attention to the fact that the company, being a town-forming enterprise, is interested in preservation of the environment:
— This project was initially intended to be environmentally safe, with the aim of reducing the impact of industrial factors on the environment. Thanks to the new unit, emissions will be reduced. We fulfill our obligations towards the town residents, state and regulatory authorities. The implementation of the project is included in the quadripartite agreement on reducing pollutant emissions into the atmosphere. Moreover, we continue to implement other environmental projects. This includes modernization of the refinery's tank farms, reconstruction of treatment facilities, equipment upgrade projects, optimization of flare systems and many others. Gazprom neftekhim Salavat has been and remains a responsible user of natural resources for many years. We comply with the law, monitor, develop and implement environmental safety programs. Our work in the field of ecology will continue. The construction project of industrial sulfur production unit is included in the list of activities outlined in the quadripartite agreement between Gazprom neftekhim Salavat, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources and the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan on cooperation when carrying out measures to reduce pollutant emissions into the atmosphere. The document was signed in May 2023. On top of this, the project is included in the List of priority investment projects of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
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Gazprom neftekhim Salavat is one of the largest oil refining and petrochemical complexes in Russia. The Complex was founded in 1948.
The Company is integrated into the Gazprom system. It has the basic advantage: consolidating on a single site a full cycle of crude hydrocarbons processing, petrochemistry and mineral fertilizers production. The Company comprises the Oil Refinery, Gas & Chemical Plant and the Monomer Plant.
Gazprom neftekhim Salavat produces more than 150 items, over 50% of which are bulk products including motor gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, styrene, polystyrene, low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, DOP plasticizer, butyl alcohols, sulphur, ammonia, urea, acrylic acid, butyl acrylate etc.
The products are shipped to all federal subjects of the country. Export supplies of oil products are mainly directed to European and CIS countries. Petro- and gas chemicals are exported to over 30 near and far-abroad countries.
High quality of Gazprom neftekhim Salavat output is confirmed by certificates of conformity to ISO 9001 and 14001, the international standards of quality and environmental safety.