Ethane has been delivered to Irkutsk Polymer Plant, and the enterprise has moved on to the stage of process adjustment using its own hydrocarbon raw materials in accordance with the program for reaching production capacity.

This allows for the subsequent launch of the main process units with the production of commercial-grade ethylene of polymerization quality and its further delivery to the gas-phase polymerization unit for the production of commercial grades of polyethylene.

The launch of Irkutsk Polymer Plant is proceeding according to the previously planned schedule, with the first batch of finished products expected to be received in the first half of 2025.

In December 2024, the plant produced its first polyethylene pellets from imported raw materials during commissioning. Key process systems for polyethylene production have been successfully tested.

Irkutsk Polymer Plant is the first plant in Eastern Siberia to produce polymers from its own feedstock, ethane. The polyethylene produced at Irkutsk Polymer Plant can be used in various industries, including construction, medicine, light industry, etc. The plant has created 1,600 new jobs.

Irkutsk Oil Company (IOC) is one of the independent producers of hydrocarbons in Russia. The Company was established in 2000 and conducts geological study, exploration and development of subsoil blocks in the Irkutsk Region, Krasnoyarsk Region and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The company ranks in the top 5 best employers in the Energy, Mining and Processing category and is in the top 50 of the hh.ru employer rating.

IOC has completed the main commissioning work at Irkutsk Polymer Plant and has begun its launch