RusVinyl produces test PVC batch

On 3 August, the RusVinyl PVC production facility delivered a test batch of polyvinyl chloride as part of its commissioning process. Several days earlier RusVinyl produced a test batch of caustic soda. The commissioning is still underway, with the launch scheduled for the second half of this year.

Valery Shantsev, Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region, has visited RusVinyl today to witness the first tonne of Nizhny Novgorod PVC and congratulate RusVinyl's CEO Guenther Nadolny on this milestone event.

"This project is crucial both locally and nationally as a powerful import substitution tool. I believe that before long a production cluster will be formed around Kstovo to process this commodity – polyvinyl chloride, which is used in 20 industries," said Valery Shantsev.

During his meeting with the acting governor of the region, Guenther Nadolny said that comprehensive tests of the production equipment were on track.

"The plant is at the pilot production stage. We have manufactured first high quality batch. The commissioning process is still underway, and once it is finished, the facility will be running continuously," said Guenther Nadolny.

Following the launch, RusVinyl will be producing 330 kt of high-quality PVC a year, using a state-of-the-art green and safe European technology that fully complies with Russia's environmental regulations and international environmental and safety standards. The plant will be producing a number of PVC grades currently not represented in the Russian market.

Polyvinyl chloride is an inert polymer, safe for humans and the environment, used for manufacturing a wide range of products for the construction and automotive industries, healthcare, water utilities and other sectors.