Kazanorgsintez

OJSC Kazanorgsintez is located in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Kazan is located on the Volga, about 800 km east of Moscow. The production complex is located about 15 km northwest of the city center.

The creation of OJSC Kazanorgsintez dates back to the end of the 1950s. The first batch of products was released in 1963. The territory of the enterprise is 4.2 km2 (a single industrial site). Since its foundation, the company has been operating without interruptions. The company employs more than 7,000 people.

Structure

The enterprise consists of the following facilities with a common transport, energy and telecommunication infrastructure:

• Ethylene Plant (including phenol and acetone production);
• Low Pressure Polyethylene Production and Processing Plant (LDPE);
• High pressure polyethylene (HPH) plant;
• Organic Products Plant;
• Nitrogen, Oxygen and Cold Plant;
• Plant for preparation and execution of overhaul;
• Auxiliary industries.

Products

The main types of products produced are: ethylene, high and low pressure polyethylene, ethylene oxide, phenol-acetone and polyethylene pipes.

The main types of raw materials for the production of products are: ethane, propane-butane, benzene, the delivery of which is carried out by pipeline and rail. There is an ethylene pipeline connecting OJSC Kazanorgsintez with other ethylene producers.

Every year OJSC Kazanorgsintez produces more than 1 million tons of chemical products and is the largest producer of low and high pressure polyethylene, gas pipeline polyethylene pipes, phenol, acetone, cooling liquids, chemicals for oil production and drying natural gas. The range of commodity products includes over 300 different brands. Products are shipped by rail and road. Over 20% of the products produced are exported.

History

2023: Lawsuit against Siemens for 9.1 billion rubles due to an undeveloped object

At the end of February 2023, it became known that Kazanorgsintez requires Siemens to return 9.1 billion rubles in advance due to an undeveloped facility. We are talking about a construction project for the needs of the chemical plant of a combined-cycle gas plant with a capacity of 250 MW (PSU-250). Read more here.