SIBUR registers three new climate projects in Russian carbon registry

MOSCOW. Jan 10 (Interfax) - SIBUR has registered three new climate projects implemented at enterprises in Nizhnekamsk, Tomsk and Dzerzhinsk in the Russian carbon register, the company reported.

The total expected effect of greenhouse gas emission reductions during the implementation of the projects through 2032 is more than 6 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

According to the Russian register of carbon units, SIBUR has the largest portfolio of CO2 reduction projects among Russian businesses, the report said.

The climate project at Nizhnekamskneftekhim involves the use of by-products from the company's production cycle at its own combined cycle gas turbine to generate electricity. This reduces natural gas consumption and significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

A climate project implemented at Sibur-Neftekhim (Dzerzhinsk) provides for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by improving energy efficiency in the production of ethylene oxide and glycols. As part of the project, gas coolers were installed at the production site. The equipment made it possible to generate additional steam required for the production of ethylene oxide and glycols by utilizing heat energy from the production process, thus reducing natural gas consumption in the boiler house.

In Tomskneftekhim's climate project, superheated steam generated in monomer production is directed to a turbine generator before further use in the production chain. This makes it possible to provide polyethylene production with its own energy, replacing grid electricity generated by burning fossil fuels.