# Sibur upgrades terephthalic acid plant in Blagoveshchensk

Sibur completed an upgrade of its terephthalic acid (TPA) production facility in Blagoveshchensk, Russia, increasing capacity from 272,000 to 350,000 tons per annum. The project cost over RUB 6 billion (approximately $91 million).

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-08-16
- Where: Blagoveshchensk, Russia
- Value: $91.0M (6.00B RUB)
- Starts operating: 16 Aug 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 350,000 tons per annum
- Products: terephthalic acid
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [business-news-today.com](https://business-news-today.com/sibur-upgrades-terephthalic-acid-production-facility-in-blagoveshchensk/), 2019-08-16: "While not SIBUR's most large-scale project, the TPA production upgrade is definitely the one that is most sophisticated"

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