OREANDA-NEWS. January 11, 2008.  KuibyshevAzot OJSC manufactures first product at its 6 Polyamide Plant, Line 3, the press service of KuibyshevAzot reported. The new plant will produce high viscosity polyamide 6 (relative viscosity 3,4 -4,0) as a feedstock for production of high tenacity technical yarns, films for food and pharmaceutical industry.

The technology and eqiupment are supplied by Uhde Inventa-Fischer, Germany. The investments in the project amounted to 615,1 mln RUR. When the new plant reaches its design capacity KuibyshevAzot will be an absolute leader among the Russian and CIS polyamide producers; the total polyamide design capacity of the company will be 96,000 t/a. KuibyshevAzot is consistently increasing the share of its value added products since 2003, implementing projects of downstream caprolactam processing. At present, the company is a sole Russia’s producer of high viscosity polyamide 6, high tenacity technical yarns and cord fabric based on PA6.