The millionth tonne of halobutyl rubber (HBR) has been produced at the Butyl Rubber Plant of Nizhnekamskneftekhim.
Construction of the Russia’s first HBR production facility started in the company in 2001, the industrial production was mastered in 2004: on March 13, the first briquette of chlorobutyl rubber was obtained, on May 15, the bromine unit was launched, and on May 28, the first bromobutyl rubber briquette was produced.
The initial production capacity was 30,000 tonnes a year. As a result of reconstructions carried out over the past years, the facility has reached an annual output of 136,000 tonnes of HBR by 2016. About 97% of produced halobutyl rubbers are exported.
Nizhnekamskneftekhim is a large petrochemical company that holds leading positions among domestic makers of synthetic rubbers, plastics, and ethylene. It is part of the TAIF Group. The company was founded in 1967; its main production facilities are located in Nizhnekamsk (Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation).
Company’s range of products comprises more than 120 items; the products are exported to 51 countries of Europe, Americas, and South-East Asia. The proportion of exports in its total output is about 50%.