Elaboration and realisation of innovative projects by “Tomskneftekhim” Ltd. and Institute of Catalysis of SB RAS in frames of special economic zone

The history of innovative projects creation for potential resident of SEZ started in 2005 when the Tomsk Oblast Governor V.M. Kress addressed the President of “AK” “SIBUR” OJSC, A.V. Dyukov a request to consider the prospects of allocation of the implementational Company divisions on the territory of SEZ and, in case of positive decision, to participate with the Administration of Oblast in preparation of regions to a competition on obtaining the right of creation of technical promotional type of SEZ on its own territory. Giving a consent, the President of the Company requested to include “Tomskneftekhim” Ltd. in the list of SEZ potential residents with two innovative projects, elaborated together with the Institute of Catalysys of SO RAN. These projects include: 1. Production technology elaboration of ultrahigh molecular polyethylene (UHMPE). 2. The creation of pilot plant and elaboration of processing for production of modern high effective catalysts for polypropylene and high density polyethylene manufacture. These projects are based on the use of highly effective titanium magnesium supported catalysts elaborated by Institute of Catalysis of SO RAN. The preparation method of these catalysts allows production of different modifi cations of these catalysts in frames of unifi ed technological scheme, which can be used for obtaining various polyolefi ns (UHMPE, polypropylene, high density polyethylene). “Tomskneftekhim” Ltd. was committed to prepare business plans and other documents necessary for running technical implementational activity in SEZ agreement. In December 2005 Tomsk Oblast won the competition on creation of implementation SEZ. “SIBUR” Ltd. fi nances the site reconstruction and innovative projects of “Tomskneftelhim” Ltd. and Institute of Catalysis (IC) with the support of Rosnauka (State contract No 02.431.11.7003). By present “SIBUR” Ltd. built on this site corporate scientifi c center “NIOST” Ltd. specializing on polymers and rubbers, which became the best equipped and staffed in the country. Objectively, only “SIBUT” Ltd. among Russian petrochemical companies is currently engaged in the development of Russian catalyst and polymerization technologies for the future application.