# Nizhnekamskneftekhim builds new polystyrene production unit

Nizhnekamskneftekhim is constructing new ethylbenzene, styrene, and polystyrene units at its plant in Nizhnekamsk, Russia, with a capacity of 250,000 tons of polystyrene per year. Startup is planned for 2028.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-04-28
- Where: Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, Russia, Russia
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 250,000 tons per year of polystyrene, 350,000 tons per year of ethylbenzene, 400,000 tons per year of styrene
- Products: polystyrene, ethylbenzene, styrene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Nizhnekamskneftekhim](https://endata.com/companies/29094.md)

## Sources

- [tatcenter.ru](https://tatcenter.ru/news/nizhnekamskneftehim-mozhet-zarabotat-%e2%82%bd280-mlrd-na-novom-proizvodstve-polistirola/), 2026-04-28: "Первые доходы от запуска объекта, расположенного на заводе НКНХ, ожидаются в 2029 году."

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