OREANDA-NEWS. A delegation headed by the Head of the Gas and Liquid Hydrocarbons Marketing and Processing Department of OAO Gazprom Kirill Seleznev took part in the ceremony of driving the first pile into the ground of the Acrylic Acid Unit and had a look at the construction progress of other top priority units of the Company.

The delegation includedthe Head of the Gas and Liquid Hydrocarbons Marketing and Processing Department of Gazprom, General Director of LLC “Gazprom Mezhregiongaz”, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom neftekhim Salavat Kirill Seleznev; the First Deputy Chairman of the VTB Bank Management Board Yuri Solovyov; the Head of the Competitive Procurements Department of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz, a member of the Board of Directors of Gazprom neftekhim Salavat Sergey Yezhov; the General Director of Gazprom neftekhim Salavat Damir Shavaleev, and other officials.

During their visit, the guests took part in the ceremony of driving a symbolic pile into the ground of the Acrylic Acid Complex. The Complex will allow production of feedstock for petrochemical end products like superabsorbents, acrylic dispersions and acrylic paint. It will include units of crude acrylic acid, butyl acrylate and icy acrylic acid production.

At present, the Complex site is totally prepared for construction and erection works - access roads are constructed, temporary on-site storage warehouses are organized, construction machinery and materials are delivered. Solid concrete and reinforced concrete structures of the main manufacturing buildings foundations are being erected. At the main production site, active works on reinforcing and pour of foundations are being carried out; more than 98% of the equipment has been ordered, in July 2013, the first lot of the equipment was received. The construction site of the Complex's support facilities is prepared for construction and erection works: dismantling due to liquidation of the buildings, structures and engineering lines of the previous industry has been completed.

One of the places for the guests to visit was the construction site of the Catcracking Complex. Realization of this project makes part of the Company's refinery modernization programme. The first pile was driven into the ground of the new unit on July 11, 2013. At present, works on executing the construction part of the complex, constructing foundations for main buildings and structures of the units and for production equipment are being carried out. The Company has signed contracts on manufacturing and delivery of the major part of the equipment.

During their visit the guests also saw the construction site of CCP PGU-410 T used for combined production of electrical energy and heat to provide Gazprom neftekhim Salavat users with thermal energy. Today, the main building of the power generation unit as well as support buildings and structures are undergoing construction. A unique for Bashkortostan facility within the unit complex - an open-type natural draught cooling tower with 3200 m2 irrigation area is under construction. PGU-410 T is going to become one of the greatest modern power stations that use clean steamgas technology in Bashkortostan.

At the end of their visit the guests took part in the opening of the regional branch of SKA School of Olympic Reserve in Salavat and visited the GNS social facilities.