# SIBUR reaches 70% progress on metallocene polyethylene plant in Nizhnekamsk

SIBUR has reached 70% progress on construction of a 300,000 tonnes per year metallocene polyethylene production facility at its Nizhnekamsk site. The investment is 48 billion rubles. Commissioning is planned for 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-08-18
- Where: Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, Russia
- Value: $530.0M (48.0B RUB)
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 300,000 tonnes per year
- Products: metallocene polyethylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [SIBUR](https://endata.com/companies/2258.md)

## Sources

- [sibur.ru](https://sibur.ru/nknh/ru/press-center/sibur-dostig-70-progressa-po-sozdaniyu-proizvodstva-metallotsenovogo-polietilena-v-nizhnekamske-/), 2026-08-18: "Прогресс проекта строительства производства металлоценового полиэтилена мощностью 300 тыс. тонн в год на нижнекамском предприятии СИБУРа составляет 70%."

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