Bashneft acquires 51% stake in Sterlitamak Catalyst Plant
24.07.2019
Bashneft acquires a controlling stake (51%) in the authorized capital of a catalyst plant in Sterlitamak.
Rosneft announced this.
production of catalysts for hydrotreating processes is up to 4 thousand tons/year.
As expected, the company's products will replace analogues that were previously purchased abroad.
In the near future, the company will be able to increase the technological stability and independence of its own refineries.
It is planned that the first batch of catalysts for the Ufa refinery group will be produced and delivered for testing by September 2019.< /div>
The development of the import substitution program for the production of additives and catalysts involves specialized subsidiaries of Rosneft: Angarsk and Novokuibyshevsk catalyst plants, as well as their own research companies RN-TSIR and VNIINP, which develop and manufacture their own samples of high-tech products for the oil refining industry.
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Catalysts make it possible to turn raw materials into highly profitable petroleum products. Catalysts ensure the production of motor fuels for engines of the environmental standard "Euro-5" and higher.
At present, most hydrotreating catalysts and all hydrocracking catalysts are supplied from abroad.
In the Russian Federation, Gazprom Neft is actively developing the catalyst business, for which this is a strategic direction and a priority project in the downstream segment.
The Gazprom Neft project for the development of catalyst production has the status of a national project and is a breakthrough not only for oil refining.
Source: neftegaz.ru
