# SIBUR upgrades Tomskneftekhim polymer facilities, increases capacity

SIBUR's subsidiary Tomskneftekhim completed a major upgrade of its polypropylene and LDPE production lines, increasing polypropylene capacity by 9.3% to 140 ktpa and LDPE capacity to 270 ktpa, with over RUB 10 billion investment.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-08-19
- Where: Tomsk, Russia
- Value: $150.0M (10.0B RUB)
- Status: completed
- Capacity: polypropylene: 140 ktpa, LDPE: 270 ktpa
- Products: polypropylene, low-density polyethylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [SIBUR](https://endata.com/companies/2258.md)
- [Tomskneftekhim](https://endata.com/companies/33825.md)

## Sources

- [absgoods.com](https://www.absgoods.com/news/sibur-undertakes-major-up-gradation-to-increas-17043846.html), 2018-08-19: "The key objective of the major upgrade at Tomskneftekhim is to improve the quality of our existing products and launch new ones."

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