AUM (ammonia-urea-melamine) complex construction: signing of contracts with EPCM-contractors
On the 1st of November, in framework of AUM complex construction in Gubakha the special contract signing ceremony between PJSC “Metafrax”, JSC “NIIK” and LLC “Uralenergostroy” was held. Aleksandr Lysov, the complex director, was introduced to the public. Before the AUM complex construction, he had worked as a Chief mechanic.
The contracts with EPCM-contractors were signed by PJSC Metafrax General Director Vladimir Daut, from “NIIK” by General Director Oleg Kostin, from “Uralenergostroy” by Deputy Head of Perm subsidiary Sergey Lozhkin.
Thus, all commitments of all project participants for today, including technology licensor Swiss company Casale SA, are met. This company has been cooperating with PJSC “Metafrax” for more than 20 years and has proved itself as a reliable partner.
As Vladimir Daut pointed out, it’s the first project in “Metafrax” of such a big scale for the last 30 years.
-Our project is unique in terms of technological and ecological points of view. This complex will be integrated with our current methanol production, therefore it’s planned to produce ammonia and urea with technology that includes the use of residuals: purging gases from methanol production and CO2 from reformers It will allow to reduce emissions and to increase energy-efficiency of the future complex, - he said.
Oleg Kostin, JSC “NIIK” General Director said that the project passed examination and the construction license is granted. The subsurface utility engineering will be started in the middle of November. “NIIK” will involve about 1500 workers, including region residents. The contractor area of responsibility includes construction of off-site facilities and support infrastructure.
LLC “Uralenergostroy” is a unique contractor specialized in energy block and atomic station construction. It was a general contractor of Beloyarskaya atomic station. Viktor Suruda, General Director assured all ceremony participants of qualitative work. The company will construct basic technologic units of the AUM complex.
Federiko Zardi, CEO of “Casale” assured all ceremony participants that the Swiss company designs the most modern, reliable and environmental friendly units. “Casale" is the only one licensor of technological process for ammonia, urea and melamine in the world.
Armen Garslyan estimated sum of the signed contracts at 33.5 billion dollars, the total project value is more than 950 million euros.
-For the last year, our specialists worked a lot with banks and project financing. We are in the last stage of negotiations and going to sign a credit contract with one of the leading Russian banks this year. It’s planned to aquire a loan for construction financing: 27 billion rubles or, in other words, more than 280 million euros. Total volume of budget revenues at all “Metafrax” levels will increase from 2 to 4 billion rubles,-he said.
Alexey Chibisov, Deputy PM of Perm Krai, Minister of industry, business and trade called the AUM project as the biggest private investment in chemical branch of our region. The new production will influence small business development, infrastructure renewal and formation of comfortable urban environment. The agreement with JSC “Russian Railways” about reconstruction of rail communication between Solikamsk and Perm for traffic capacity increase. More than 11 billion rubles will be invested in the project. The company promises to restore the 5th railway on Ugleuralskaya station. The regional government engages a medical care of involved specialists and enforcement of law. Taking into consideration ecological standards for new production, Alexey Chibisov expects positive influence on tourism.
The new production site will give 400 working places. Future workshop managers have been already involved in the project management at different levels. 114 students study in Perm, Kazan, Ekaterinburg universities under the contract with PJSC “Metafrax”. Ural Chemical and Technological College trains operating personnel.
The AUM complex is the biggest investment project of “Metafrax” holding. The project is included in the development strategy of “Metafrax” group until 2030.
The AUM complex will be located at industrial site in Gubakha. Feasibility study is developed by Jacobs Consultancy. “Casale” acts as a process licensor and BEP developer. The AUM complex should be put into operation in the 1st half of 2021.
It’s planned to use the production for personal consumption, internal and external markets. The expected useful life of the plant is 30 years.
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PJSC “Metafrax” is an internationally famous standard-bearer of the Russian organic chemistry market. It is the biggest chemical production exporter that has the overall export share of approximately 40%. The delivery geography of the company includes the head company JSC Metafrax (Gubakha, Perm Region), Metadynea, Ltd. – formaldehyde and synthetic resins production (Perm and Moscow regions), Metadynea Austria - formaldehyde and synthetic resins production (Krems, Austria), JSC Karbolit - synthetic resins and plastic production (Moscow Region). According to IFRS, the joint profit of the Group of Companies Metafrax exceeds 40 billion rubles.
The companies produce methanol, formaline, pentaerythritol and urotropine, urea-formaldehyde concentrate (UFC), synthetic resins, packaged and granulated polyamide, sodium formate, etc. Company’s annual investments to the production revamping and modernization make more than one and half billion rubles. http://www.metafrax.ru/
NIIK is a leading Russian engineering company that offers its customers cost-effective solutions in designing & engineering, takes a proven, process-driven approach to product innovation, development of technologies, undertake procurement services, provide feasibility analysis and achieve excellence in managing construction projects. http://niik.ru/
LLC "Management Company "Uralenergostroy" was created in 2003 as a progressive model of the construction of large energy facilities in the market conditions. "MC "UES" became the successor of cases, experience and traditions of the largest in the USSR construction and installation trust "Uralenergostroy", which build 30 power plant and many other industrial and social facilities of the Urals and Western Siberia. http://www.uestroy.ru/
CASALE is a privately owned Swiss Company, wholly owned by CASALE HOLDING, with headquarters in Lugano (Switzerland). The world leader in licensing and development of own technologies in ammonia, methanol, urea, melamine production and synthesis. The company has subsidiaries in Russia, the USA, Canada, Brazil, India, Iran, Pakistan and Indonesia. https://www.casale.ch/