OREANDA-NEWS. October 4, 2012. Blagoveshchensk (Republic of Bashkortostan), 4 October 2012. Polief has commenced building and installation to increase the plant’s production of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from 140 ktpa to 210 ktpa, making SIBUR the largest PET producer in Russia. 

Phase 1 of the project will see the construction of a new cooling tower for circulated water cooling and is scheduled to begin in late 2012.