Salt of Russia

The Salt of Russia Public Joint Stock Company (PJSC) is formed for project management on development of the Belbazhsky field of rock salt in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. The enterprise for extraction of salt, the plant on production of table salt of a sort of extra (GOST P 51574-2000), products on the basis of salt of the most advanced stage of cleaning (the maintenance of NaCl not less than 99.98%) and also a logistic complex and the dealer center will be constructed. The enterprises of the food industry, retail chain stores, road services, chemical and oil industry, the pharmaceutical companies, the livestock sector located in the Central and Volga federal districts will become end consumers.

The salt extracted on the field will allow to strengthen raw independence of the companies consumers within the state doctrine of security of the country.

In a basis of the project the best existing technologies based on the last achievements of science and technology (BAT - Best Available Techniques) and directed to decrease in negative impact on the environment according to the most strict nature protection requirements of the Russian Federation are put.

The asset cost of the company is 6.7 billion rubles.

Assessment of stocks under the code of JORC is executed by the international consulting group IMC Montan performing engineering, maintaining all technical part of the project and participation in interaction with global investors.

PJSC Sol Rusi consists in Association of the enterprises of the chloric industry (Ruskhlor) integrating the Russian and foreign enterprises chemical and pulp and paper industry, nonferrous metallurgy, housing and communal services.

Table salt under the Salt of Russia brand is provided in all large retail chain stores of the country, such as Auchan, Globe, Intersection, Pyaterochka, Roundabout, etc.

PJSC Sol Rusi is a member of Association of the enterprises of the chloric industry (Ruskhlor) integrating the Russian and foreign enterprises chemical and pulp and paper industry, nonferrous metallurgy and housing and communal services.

2016

Capitalization of 13.5 billion rubles

According to data of assessment of JSC 2K, capitalization of PJSC Sol Rusi at the end of 2016 made 13.5 billion rubles. It is the only salt company in Russia to which "The national rating agency" assigned score of stability of business at the level of "A.bs" with the stable forecast. Assessment of reserves of salt under the code of JORC was executed by the international consulting group IMC Montan. One of the leading Russian design institutes of Rostec group is engaged in development of the project documentation.

Belbazhskoye of the field of rock salt

PJSC Sol Rusi begins construction of industrial complex on production and processing of rock salt in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. At an initial stage the company will provide with jobs about 300 people, and in process of accumulation of rates of production, the quantity of jobs will be increased up to 400.

Belbazhskoye of the field of rock salt is considered one of the largest in Russia – his confirmed stocks, according to GKZ Rosnedra for 1/1/2016, are estimated at 2.5 billion tons. The license for the right of extraction of rock salt in the territory of the Belbazhsky field of year Nanotek LLC entering into PJSC Sol Rusi group has. Investments into the project are estimated at 5 billion rubles, 25% make own means of them. It is annually going to produce about 600 thousand tons of salt, with perspective of expansion of production to 1 million tons. A settlement payback period of the project — about 6 years taking into account an annual turnover in 4.5 billion rubles.

"First of all the enterprises of chemical industry Central and the Volga Federal District will become our consumers. The Belbazhsky field has very advantageous geographical location that allows to minimize transportation costs, and, therefore, to reduce the price of an end product. It is possible to say that import salt will have very strong contender soon, and our company will be able to occupy one of the leading positions in the domestic market. Already now some producers of chlorine and caustic soda show interest in our project. Also we expect the interest of the food, livestock and pharmaceutical enterprises", - the president of PJSC Sol Rusi Stanislav Cherkasov notes. According to him, at this stage the company already has arrangements with a number of domestic enterprises on delivery of machinery and equipment to start project implementation. "On the Belbazhsky field salt will be extracted by method of underground lixiviation - it is an optimal variant, at bedding of layer at a depth of 460 meters. First of all it is necessary to build infrastructure – to construct roads and to strengthen the existing system of power supply, then we will start washout of hydrochloric layers for receiving a brine which at the exit will be subjected to vacuum boil-off. For this purpose it will be required to drill about 20 salt mines where under high pressure water will be pumped. Process of washout will last from 6 months to one year. At the same time we will begin construction of the main industrial complex", - Stanislav Cherkasov comments.

See Also

• Production of salt (market of Russia)