Salavat Catalyst Plant (SkatZ)

Salavat Catalyst Plant (SkatZ LLC) is engaged in the production and sale of catalysts, silica gels, synthetic zeolites (molecular sieves), sorbents based on aluminum oxide and other products. The company engineers the processes of drying and cleaning gases and liquids, designs sorption systems and ensures a complete cycle of work to increase the efficiency of existing plants. As part of import substitution, the company has launched the production of a unique microporous silica gel adsorbent for the needs of PJSC Gazprom.

SkatZ LLC products are supplied to all CIS countries. Regular customers include the largest Russian and foreign companies, including PJSC Gazprom, PJSC, Rosneft PJSC, Sibur Holding OJSC, Surgutneftegas State Corporation, Rosatom GC, Rusnano NLMK PJSC ANK, Bashneft OJSC, TAIF PJSC, LUKOIL Corporation LLP, Kazakhmys RUP and ON Belorusneft others.

2025: Nationalization of the plant

The Salavat Catalyst Plant, the largest manufacturer of catalysts and adsorbents in Russia with revenue of ₽3,872 billion and a net profit of ₽314 million in 2024, became the property of the state at the suit of the General Prosecutor's Office. The relevant information about the change in the owner of the enterprise appeared in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities in April 2025.

According to RBC, the Arbitration Court of Bashkiria satisfied the claim of the Prosecutor General's Office on "application of the consequences of the invalidity of the null and void transaction" and recovery of 100% of shares and shares in Salavat Catalyst Plant LLC. At the same time, several more companies passed into state ownership: Salavatneftemash JSC, Salavatneftekhimremstroy JSC, Neftekhimremstroy LLC, Tekhtsentr LLC, Dundneftegaz OJSC and Remenergomontazh LLC.

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Фото: Salavat Catalyst Plant

In January 2025, the Prosecutor General's Office initiated a trial demanding to turn into state revenue 100% of the shares or shares of companies that were originally created to meet the needs of Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat LLC (part of the structure of Gazprom PJSC). The agency established that the beneficiary of these enterprises was the former head of Gazprom energo Alexei Mityushov.

In 2022, a criminal case was initiated against Mityushov on fraud related to the theft of funds of Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat LLC. In February 2023, the entrepreneur was put on the international wanted list. The Prosecutor General's Office claims that Mityushov, who has Lithuanian citizenship and a residence permit in Spain, actually established "foreign control" over enterprises that are of strategic importance for the Russian economy. In addition, law enforcement agencies believe that these companies were acquired as a result of invalid transactions.

In addition to Alexei Mityushov, the companies Mercury Capital Trust and Corporate Center LLC acted as defendants in the case. ^[1]

2018

SkatZ will allocate 400 million rubles for scientific research and production development

In 2018, the Salavat Catalyst Plant will allocate 400 million rubles for research and development of the enterprise, which is twice as much as a year earlier. SkatZ conducts research in two main areas: improving products that have already been put into industrial production, and developing fundamentally new catalysts and adsorbents. Currently, the portfolio of projects implemented by the enterprise includes more than 10 developments in various stages of implementation - from the stage of testing the product concept to preparation for the start-up of production.

A year ago, SkatZ launched a serial production of a modern silica gel microporous adsorbent AFM, which is used by PJSC Gazprom enterprises to prepare gas for transportation through the Blue Stream and Nord Stream offshore export gas pipelines. "Today we are conducting scientific and industrial tests of AFM at new enterprises and continue to work on further improving the properties of this adsorbent. Research is ongoing, our technologies are being improved, so with each subsequent load, consumers receive a more modern and effective product, "said Ruslan Zotov, Development Director of the Salavat Catalyst Plant.

An important area of ​ ​ scientific research at SkatZ is the development of new products and technologies for cleaning gas from mercury vapors and sulfur compounds. Removal of these impurities is a fundamental step in the process of preparing natural gas for liquefaction. Russia has long formed a powerful economic and political overgrowth on the emergence of high-quality domestic materials and technologies for LNG production. This area of ​ ​ research is one of the priorities of the Salavat Catalyst Plant.

No less important for SkatZ are the development of its own catalyst for FCC processes, which will provide a greater depth of oil distillation compared to conventional technologies. "The demand for FCC catalysts in the coming years will only grow, the Salavat Catalyst Plant realized the prospects of this area back in 2014 and immediately began to develop a microspherical cracking catalyst based on its own and European developments and technologies," Ruslan Zotov notes.

Production Modernization Results

The production facilities of SkatZ LLC have been modernized, which made it possible to improve technological processes, make production more economical and safe for the environment, and master the production of a number of completely new products that have no analogues in Russia.

"The full-scale modernization of the Salavat Catalyst Plant is aimed primarily at ending the import dependence of oil and gas industry enterprises from foreign suppliers. Our task is to contribute to a constant improvement in the quality of gas and petroleum products preparation, processing through continuous scientific research and the introduction of new types of sorbents and catalysts, "said Dmitry Medvedev, General Director of SkatZ LLC

A comprehensive program of phased modernization of all production units of the Salavat Catalyst Plant was launched in 2013, more than 500 million rubles were allocated for its implementation. One of the priority areas was the production of silica gels of all grades, including the AFM type, which is used to dry gas in the gas transmission system of PJSC Gazprom. The production of this type of product was brought to full capacity in the first half of 2017.

During the modernization process, a deep update of all existing technological units took place. At the plants of the production of raw solutions, zeolites and cracking catalysts, systems of ultra-accurate weight dosing of raw materials, automatic systems of its supply, mixing, drying of finished products and much more were installed.

It is important to note that earlier, during the production of sodium silicate solution by autoclave method, liquid glass aerosols with steam were constantly released into the atmosphere. As a result of the introduction of an integrated system for capturing steam and sodium silicate, all products are returned to the technological chain without adversely affecting the environment.

Emerson PM equipment-based PCS was implemented to control the process. In general, the modernization of existing facilities made it possible to ensure high quality of products with maximum savings in raw materials and energy resources.

In parallel with the renewal of production facilities, the quality control systems for raw materials and finished products were modernized. All operating laboratories of the plant underwent conversion: new analytical equipment and adsorption plants were installed here. The inactive laboratory at the Zeolite Production Plant was also re-preserved and modernized.

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