DATE : 2013-12-02

Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat, a chemical unit of Russian natural gas giant Gazprom, has started the construction of a 15 billion ruble complex to produce acrylic acid and acrylates in the republic of Bashkortostan, the unit said Monday in a statement, as cited by RIA Novosti.

The complex will produce raw materials for final products of petrochemistry, super absorbents, acrylic dispersions, and acrylic paints.

The project is being realized with support from Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and trading house Sojitz Corporation.

The facility has a production capacity of 80,000 tonnes of acrylic acid per year, 80,000 tonnes of butyl acrylate per year, and 35,000 tonnes of glacial acrylic acid per year. The complex will reach the projected capacity in October–December 2015.

SOURCE Prime News