SIBUR – MOVING TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.EXPERIENCE IN PRACTICE

Alexander Kryukov,Head of Centre «Technological Processes Exploitation and Standardization», SIBUR LLCApril, 2-4, 2014, Houston, USA

MAIN GOALS AND TASKS OF RUSSIAN TECHNICAL REGULATION AND STANDARDIZATION IN RUSSIAN OIL&GAS COMMUNITY

Lowering of unreasonable technical barriers

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GOALS TASKS

Russian Oil&Gas Complex integration with global economic system and international standardization as an equal partner

Providing of sci-tech and technological safety for Russian Federation

Increasing of competitiveness for Russian Oil&Gas products

Developing of requirements for technical and qualitative indices of products considering world scientific and technological achievements

Providing of best conditions for manufacturing innovative products and efficient us of energy recourses

Modernization of Oil&Gas industry

Raising the role of standardization in technological processes of Oil&Gas industry

Developed

On requirements for automobile and jet fuel, diesel and marine fuels, propellants and residual fuel oil (active since 31.12.2012)

Amendments to the Customs Union Regulation «On requirements for automobile and jet fuel, diesel and marine fuels, propellants and residual fuel oil» (internal state reconciliation)

On requirements for lubricating materials, lubricating oils and technical liquids (active since 01.03.2014)

Requirements for liquid petroleum gases intended for use as fuels (public discussion)

On safety of the oil нефти prepared for transportation and (or) use

On safety of natural gas prepared газа горючего природного, подготовленного for transportation and (or) use

On requirements for trunk pipelines for transportation of liquid and gas hydrocarbons

On safety of engines and equipment(active since 15.02.2013)

On safety for operating in volatile media (active since 15.02.2013)

On safety of mechanisms operating with gas fuels (active since 15.02.2013)

On safety of equipment operating under excessive pressure (active since 01.02.2014)

TECHNICAL REGULATIONS OF THE CUSTOMS UNION DEVELOPED FOR OIL&GAS COMPLEX AND PLANNED TO BE DEVELOPED IN 2014 BY RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Planned to be developed in 2014

On chemical safety (active since June, 2017)

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Raw oil fields

Oil and gas companies

(LPG)

(APG)

Oil companies

Raw and gas oil fields

Natural gas

LPG, naphtha, raw NLG

MTBE

Basic polymers

Synthetic rubbers

Plastics and organic synthesis products

Semi-finished products and otherpetrochemical products

Methanol Raw materials supplied by the customer

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bon

raw

Fuel and raw material segment

Petrochemical segment

48% of revenue47% of revenue

9 production sites 18 production sites

(PP, PE)

COMPANY WORKS WITHIN VERTICAL-INTEGRATED MODEL…

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... DEVELOPS 4 MAIN BUSINESSES …

• Production of liquid petroleum gases• Production of basic polymers (PP, PE, PVC)• Production of plastics and organic synthesis products• Production of synthetic rubbers

Производство нефтехимической продукции, млн. тонн

268 products manufactured, 232 – according to Technical Conditions and 36 - GOST (GOST R)

POLYPROPYLENE

POLYETHYLENE

POLYVINYLCHLORIDE

POLYSTYRENE FOAM

ABS-PLASTICS

SUSPENDED PVC

GLYCOLS

MTBE, PLASTIC PRODUCTS

BENZENE, STYRENE, ETHYLENE OXIDE

BASIC POLYMERS (polypropylene, polyethylene)

PLASTICS AND ORGANIC SYNTHESIS PRODUCTS

SYNTHETIC RUBBERS SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS AND OTHER PETROCHEMICAL

PRODUCTS

…PRODUCTION IS USED IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRIAL AREAS…

SYNTHETIC RUBBER MANUFACTURING – THE FIRST SIBUR BUSINESS ORIENTED TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

• The export volume of SIBUR synthetic rubbers is about 59% • Overage national standards for testing methods

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Reasons to move to international standards:

• 80% of our international customers deal with ASTM standards• High technical quality• ASTM transparency for all interested parties• Permanent actualization of standards• ASTM willingness to cooperate with Russia• More than 35 000 ASTM members from 125 countries• More than 12 000 standards• ASTM consider WTO «Technical barriers to trade» agreement

Why ASTM?

MAIN STAGES OF THE TRANSFER TO ASTM STANDARDS

1. Prioritizing of ASTM standards2. Involving Russian rubber consumers3. Implementing of new standards – buying equipment, implementation of methods in

testing laboratories, gathering statistics4. Developing ASTM-based national standards (GOST R)5. Certification of end products according to GOST R/ ASTM for internal and export

rubber markets6. Taking part in interlaboratory crosscheck programs at the national level7. Taking part in interlaboratory crosscheck programs under ASTM International

guidance

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The program is implemented within 3 years

RESULTS ACHIEVED

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1 ГОСТ Р 54555-2011 Каучуки бутадиен-стирольные (SBR). Приготовление и испытание резиновых смесей

ASTM D 3185–06 «Standard test methods for rubber – Evaluation of SBR (styrene-butadiene rubber) including mixtures with oil»

2 ГОСТ Р 54556-2011 Каучуки бутадиен-нитрильные (NBR). Приготовление и испытание резиновых смесей

АSTM D 3187–2006 «Standard test methods for rubber – Evaluation of NBR (acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber)»

3 ГОСТ Р 54558-2011 Каучуки бутадиеновые растворной полимеризации (ВR). Приготовление и испытание резиновых смесей

АSTM D 3189–2006 «Standard test methods for rubber – Evaluation of solution BR (polybutadiene rubber)»

4 ГОСТ Р 54548-2011 Каучуки изопреновые (IR). Приготовление и испытание резиновых смесей

АSTM D 3403–2007 «Standard test methods for rubber –Evaluation of IR (isoprene rubber)»

5 ГОСТ Р 54557-2011 Бутилкаучуки (IIR). Приготовление и испытание резиновых смесей

АSTM D 3188–2010 «Standard test methods for rubber –Evaluation of IIR (Isobutene-isoprene rubber)»

6 ГОСТ Р 54553-2011 Резина и термоэластопласты. Определение упругопрочностных свойств при растяжении

ASTM D 412–2006 «Standard test methods for vulcanized rubber and thermoplastic elastomers – Tension»

7 ГОСТ Р 54552-2011 Каучуки и резиновые смеси. Определение вязкости, релаксации напряжения и характеристик подвулканизации с использованием вискозиметра Муни

ASTM D 1646–2007 «Standard test methods for rubber – Viscosity, stress relaxation, and pre –Vulcanization characteristics (Mooney viscometer)»

8 ГОСТ Р 54547-2011 Смеси резиновые. Определение вулканизационных характеристик с использованием безроторных реометров

ASTM D 5289–2007 «Standard test method for rubber property – Vulcanization using rotorless cure meters»

9 ГОСТ Р 54551-2011 Каучуки бутадиен-стирольные. Определение массовой доли связанного стирола по показателю преломления

АSTM D 5775–2009 «Standard test method for rubber—Determination of bound styrene in styrene butadiene rubber by refractive index»

10 ГОСТ Р 54550-2011 Каучуки синтетические. Определение массовой доли экстрагируемых веществ

ASTM D 5774–2009 «Standard test methods for rubber – Chemical Analysis of Extractables»

11 ГОСТ Р 54545-2011 Каучуки синтетические. Определение общей и водорастворимой золы

АSTM D 5667–2010 «Standard test method for rubber from synthetic sources —Total and water soluble ash»

12 ГОСТ Р 54546-2011 Каучуки синтетические. Определение массовой доли летучих веществ

ASTM D 5668–09 «Standard test methods for rubber from synthetic sources – Volatile matter»

13 ГОСТ Р 54554-2011 Смеси резиновые стандартные. Материалы, оборудование, методы смешения и приготовления вулканизованных пластин

АSTM D 3182–2007 «Standard practice for rubber – Materials, equipment, and procedures for mixing standard compounds and preparing standard vulcanized sheets»

14 ГОСТ Р 54549-2011 Каучуки синтетические. Отбор проб АSTM D 3896–2007 «Standard practice for rubber from synthetic sources—Sampling»)

14 GOST R/ASTM developed, came into force from July,2013:

RESULTS ACHIEVED

Since 2012 SIBUR is a member of ASTM INTERNATIONAL technical Committee D11

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RESULTS ACHIEVED

• Since 2013 almost all manufacturers and consumers of synthetic rubbers in Russian Federation operate in accordance with ASTM standards

• Since 2012 SIBUR regularly initiates interlaboratory crosscheck programs under «PTP ASTM – VNICSMV» (Proficiency Testing Programs)

• More than 10 Russian testing laboratories annually participate in interlaboratory crosscheck programs in order to prove their competency

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FURTHER COOPERATION WITH ASTM INTERNATIONAL

• Participation in D 11 ASTM Technical Committee activities• Sharing experience with testing laboratories in USA• New ASTM pilot projects for Russia, example video training courses for ASTM

standards in Russian language:

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

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