Petrochemicals

Rosneft produces the major part of petrochemical products at the petrochemical block of the Angarsk refinery (Angarsk polymer plant). Simple petrochemical products are also produced at other Rosneft’s refineries.

Angarsk polymer plant specializes in production of ethylene, propylene and polyethylene. The plant’s inputs are straight-run gasoline and hydrocarbon gases, mainly produced by the Angarsk refinery. Annual capacity of the main operating installation at the plant – a pyrolysis unit – is 300,000 tonnes of ethylene.

The Angarsk Polymer Plant processed 650,000 tonnes of inputs and produced 413,000 tonnes of saleable products in 2009. Main outputs were ethylene (114,000 tonnes), propylene (66,000 tonnes), high-pressure polyethylene (58,000 tonnes), styrol (23,000 tonnes) and benzol (31,000 tonnes).

A modernization concept for the plant was designed in 2008 with assistance from Nexant, a leading petrochemicals consulting company. The program includes increasing the capacity of current ethylene and propylene units, installation of new units for production of polypropylene, low-density linear polyethylene and high-density polyethylene, as well as construction of facilities for intake of light hydrocarbon fractions, which will help to reduce feedstock costs. Work in 2009 included definition of plant configuration and choice of process licensors.