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Integration with TAIF-NK Refinery

NKNH operates in tight feedstock integration with the adjacent TAIF-NK refinery within the Nizhnekamsk Industrial Zone:

• Direct naphtha supply via pipeline from TAIF-NK to EP-600 cracker
• Shared utilities, logistics, and infrastructure
• Common ownership under SIBUR-TAIF structure
• Forms one of Russia's largest integrated refining-to-chemicals complexes​​​​​​​

Production Facilities and Assets

Nizhnekamskneftekhim operates an integrated complex of eight major production plants along with R&D facilities, training centers, and auxiliary operations at its Nizhnekamsk site:

1. Divinyl and Hydrocarbon Feedstock Plant
   • Produces 1,3-butadiene (divinyl) and other C₄ derivatives
   • Feedstock preparation for rubber production
   • Integration with adjacent TAIF-NK refinery naphtha supply​
2. Butyl Rubber Plant
   • Production of butyl rubber (IIR), halogenated butyl (BIIR/CIIR)
   • Multiple production lines for regular and specialty grades
   • Key supplier to global tire manufacturers​
3. Synthetic Rubber Plant
   • Solution and emulsion polymerization units
   • Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), polybutadiene rubber (BR)
   • Includes new-generation DSSK rubber production (commissioned 2021)
   • Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) production​
4. Isoprene Monomer Plant
   • World-scale isoprene monomer production
   • Feeds isoprene rubber (IR) polymerization units
   • Critical component of global isoprene value chain​
5. Ethylene Plant (EP-600 Complex)
   • Capacity: 1,500,000 tonnes/year ethylene (expansion project)
   • Steam cracker processing naphtha from TAIF-NK refinery
   • Co-produces propylene and C₄ streams
6. Oligomer and Glycol Plant
   • Linear alpha-olefins (LAO) production (modernized 2016)
   • Ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO)
   • Glycols (MEG, DEG, TEG)
   • Oxyethylated products (MPEG, TPEG, NPEG) - launched 2017​
7. Styrene and Polyester Resins Plant
   • Styrene monomer production
   • Unsaturated polyester resins
   • Formaldehyde production (launched 2017)
   • Benzene extraction and separation (2017)​
8. Plastics Plant
   • Polyethylene (PE) production
   • Polypropylene (PP) and other thermoplastics
   • Integration with on-site olefins supply
   • Specialty polymer grades using 1-hexene comonomer from HEXSIB technology

Core Product Portfolio

• Synthetic Rubbers (Primary Business)
  • Isoprene rubber (IR): All grades including SKI-3, SKI-5
  • Butyl rubber (IIR): Regular and low-molecular grades
  • Halogenated butyl rubber: Bromobutyl (BIIR), chlorobutyl (CIIR)
  • Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR): Solution and emulsion types
  • Polybutadiene rubber (BR): High-cis and low-cis grades
  • Specialty rubbers: DSSK new-generation rubber, EPDM, nitrile rubbers
  • Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE): Multiple grades​
• Plastics
  • Polyethylene (PE): HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE (including specialty grades with 1-hexene comonomer)
  • Polypropylene (PP): Homopolymer and copolymer grades
  • Polystyrene and other styrenic polymers​
• Monomers and Intermediates
  • Ethylene and propylene
  • 1,3-Butadiene (divinyl)
  • Isoprene monomer
  • Styrene monomer
  • Isobutylene
  • 1-Hexene (from HEXSIB technology, 2024-2025)
  • Linear alpha-olefins (LAO): C₆-C₂₀⁺ range​​​
• Oxygenates and Derivatives
  • Ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO)
  • Glycols: Monoethylene glycol (MEG), diethylene glycol (DEG), triethylene glycol (TEG)
  • Oxyethylated products: MPEG, TPEG, NPEG
• Polyesters and Resins
  • Unsaturated polyester resins
  • Alkyd resins
  • Specialty formaldehyde-based products​
• Surfactants and Other Petrochemicals
  • Non-ionic surfactants based on oxyethylated products
  • Benzene and aromatic derivatives
  • Specialty petrochemical intermediates