Within six months the Petrochemical Plant (NHZ, Kstovo) processed 232 400 tons of hydrocarbon materials (103.85% to the target figure). As compared to the same period of 2002 the amount of the feedstock processed at EP-300 installation grew by 24.2% (187 000 tons).

In the first six months of 2003 the Petrochemical Plant exceeded the scheduled tasks for all commodities except for butylene-butadiene fraction (BBF, 98.5% to the schedule) and C9 fraction (96.2% to the schedule).

As compared to the same period of the last year the first six month of 2003 saw the Petrochemical Plant producing 68 901 tons of ethylene (116.9% to the first six months of 2002), 36 734 tons of propylene (122.2% to the first six months of 2002), 24 074 tons of benzene (193.7% to the first six months of 2002), 19652 tons of butylene-butadiene fraction (BBF; 134.9% to the first six months of 2002), 9 509 tons of heavy resin (148.7%), 10 866 of C5 fraction (170% to the first six months of 2002), and 5 341 tons of C9 fraction (204% to the first six months of 2002).

Ethylene Oxide and Glycol Plant (ZOEiG, Dzerzhinsk) produced: ethylene oxide – 18 571 tons (97% to the first six months of 2002), monoethyleneglycol – 60 172 tons (127.8% to the first six months of 2002), diethylene glycol – 6 441 tons (123.6% to the first six months of 2002), triethylene glycol – 426 tons (124.9% to the first six months of 2002), polyethylene glycol PEG-400 – 353.8 tons (159% to the first six months of 2002), polyethylene glycol PEG-1500 – 368.7 tons (81.6% to the first six months of 2002), polyethylene glycol PEG-4000 – 403.3 tons (50.9% to the first six months of 2002).

Within the first six months of 2003 Caprolactam plant (Dzerzhinsk) increased the production of ethylene chlorohydrin – 4 507 tons were produced (112.7% to the level of 2002 and 104% to the target figure), chloroethane – 1 550 tons (144.5% to the level of 2002 and 162% to the target figure), soft cable compound – 15 410.5 tons (125.8% to the level of 2002 and 100.1% to the target figure), trichloroethylene – 3 381 tons (134.6% to the level of 2002 and 125% to the target figure), ROSDOT hydraulic fluid – 5 683 tons (106.6% to the level of 2002 and 99% to the target figure), 94% solid fusible caustic – 1 892 tons (249.6% to the level of 2002 and 118% to the target figure).

The production of some chemicals fell, i.e. liquid chlorine – 6 812 tons were produced (61.9% to the level of 2002 and 97% to the target figure), sodium hypochlorite – 3 225 tons were produced (77.2% to the level of 2002 and 93% to the target figure), chlorohydric acid – 17 271 tons were produced (80.6% to the level of 2002 and 93.4% to the target figure), PVC resin – 15 194 tons were produced (97.4% to the level of 2002 and 101.4% to the target figure), dichloroethane – 37 113 tons were produced (93.4% to the level of 2002 and 103.4% to the target figure), aluminum sulphate – 1 357 tons were produced (99% to the level of 2002 and 113% to the target figure), diaphragm caustic – 33 779 tons (76.4% to the level of 2002 and 99% to the target figure), 82% solid fusible caustic – 2 918 tons (63.9% to the level of 2002 and 117% to the target figure), dust control agent – 873 tons (89.6% to the level of 2002 and 92% to the target figure).