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polymer

Polymer production capacity in Russia may grow 2-fold by 2030

Russian packaging manufacturers are losing the information war, although without polymer packaging almost all sectors of the economy will suffer losses. This was stated by Mikha...
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oil refining

The depth of oil refining in Russia will increase to 89% by 2036

Russia plans to increase the depth of oil refining from the current 84% to 89% by 2036. Thus, oil will become more efficient and refineries will be able to increase the share of...
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Полимеры

Sibur creates Russia's first center for piloting polymer production technologies

SIBUR is building a Center for Piloting Basic Polymer Technologies in Tobolsk, the launch of which will reduce the time to bring new products to market by up to 10 times. Accele...
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stainless steel

Sino-Indian stainless steel plant under construction in Indonesia

Chinese metallurgical company Tsingshan Group, the world's largest stainless steel producer, and Indian stainless steel market leader Jindal Stainless (JSL) have started constru...
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Plastics processors

Plastics processors insist on finalizing the ROP mechanism

Russian plastics processors are once again trying to adjust the requirements for ecocharges for packaging under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). The companies point to th...
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plastic covers

The law on tethered plastic lids has come into force in Europe

The Tied Cap Law, proposed in 2018 and adopted by the EU (European Union) in 2019 as part of the Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD, Single-Use Plastics Directive), came into f...
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disposable plastic

EU to ban single-use plastic from 2030

Elvira Mityukova, Development Director at Terrascope Group, and Jens Bidstrup Rasmussen, Vice President of Business Development Europe at Aegis Packaging, spoke about Extended P...
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BRICS

The BRICS countries proposed to create a unified platform for systematization of chemical components

A unified platform - a chemical database using AI to systematize components and simplify navigation in the chemical space should be created in the BRICS countries. This was anno...
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oil

A plant to produce oil from plastic waste has been developed in Perm

Scientists of Perm National Research Polytechnic University (PNRPU) have developed an installation from domestic components, which can be used to produce various types of fuel f...
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OPEC

Unusual location and unexpected outcome of Sunday's OPEC+ meeting

On June 2, an important agreement on oil production was reached. The oil cartel and non-OPEC+ oil-producing countries led by Russia not only agreed to extend the more than 6-yea...
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chemical production

Excess capacity and weak demand lead to production closures in Asia

A large number of Asian chemical feedstock and polymer plants may shut down this year due to slowing economic growth. The petrochemical industry realizes that demand will not in...
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Russian polymer

Polymer processors and producers discussed pricing principles

Russian polymer processors and producers gathered at the IV International Forum "Polymer Business of Russia" held a round table "Polymer Raw Materials: Price Trends, Indicators ...
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Recycling of secondary plastics

The best recyclers of secondary plastics will be honored in Kazan at VRA2024

Recyclers of secondary polymers will gather for the third time from June 7 to 8 in Kazan for an event organized by VtorPrice (VtorPrice), which will include the awarding of the ...
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The government has expanded the possibilities of spending the funds from the eco-collection

The Government of the Russian Federation issued the Decree of 13.04.2024 under No. 468 "On Amendments to Certain Acts of the Government of the Russian Federation", according to ...
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Film for soluble capsules of washing machines and dishwashers developed in Russia

Film for soluble capsules of washing machines and dishwashers developed in Russia

Scientists of the Voronezh State University of Engineering Technologies (VSUIT) have created a water-soluble film from natural substances for coffee capsules, as well as for cap...
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Polymer formulations to prevent soil erosion developed at MSU

Polymer formulations to prevent soil erosion developed at MSU

Employees of the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Soil Science at Moscow State University (MSU) have developed polymer formulations that, after being applied to the...
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Russian scientists have developed a new 4D polymer for medicine

Russian scientists have developed a new 4D polymer for medicine

Researchers at the MISIS University of Science and Technology (Moscow) have created a new magnetically sensitive polymer composite material promising for 4D printing, which can ...
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State Duma approves first reading of draft law against foreign price indicators

State Duma approves first reading of draft law against foreign price indicators

The Russian State Duma has approved in the first reading draft amendments to the law "On Protection of Competition" on the gradual decoupling of prices for goods on the domestic...
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Iron ore price declined in October

"Mechel reduced coal production by 16% in January - September

"Mechel" in January-September 2023 reduced steelmaking by 2% year-on-year, down to 2.6 million tons. Coal production decreased by 16% to 7.38 million tons, the company said in a...
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Production of monolithic polycarbonate glass has been mastered in Russia

Production of monolithic polycarbonate glass has been mastered in Russia

Specialists of A.G. Romashin ONPP "Technologiya" (part of Rostec) have mastered a unique low-cost technology for the production of glass from polycarbonate (PC) for transportati...
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