Petrochemical Industry

The state petrochemical concern Belneftekhim unites the largest petrochemical enterprises of the Republic of Belarus and coordinates oil prospecting and oil extraction operations, oil transportation and refining, manufacturing of petrochemical products and products based on organic synthesis and petrochemical synthesis.

Belneftekhim enterprises make over 500 kinds of petrochemical and chemical products.

The main commodity groups that determine Belneftekhim’s export potential are oil products, mineral fertilizers, tires, chemical fibers and threads, nitrogen fertilizers, polyethylene, glass fibers. Apart from industrial enterprises, Belneftekhim also supervises a number of R&D centers, construction and renovation organizations.

Belarusian oil refineries are busy implementing programs to modernize and reconstruct their manufacturing facilities in view of global trends in the oil refining and petrochemical industries.

All the engine fuel made by Belneftekhim is compliant with the environmental standard K5. New premium-quality gasoline is now made as well as new kinds of diesel fuel for cold and arctic climates, new grease oils and lubricants, oil bitumen, and jet fuel.

Most of the Belneftekhim enterprises act as the main employer in their cities and towns.

Independent chemical manufacturing facilities are being set up in order to produce certain raw materials (ethylbenzene, acetone, phenol, bisphenol, styrene, butadiene, and so on) as part of the future projects Belneftekhim intends to implement. The move will allow using the raw materials to make a broad range of chemical products, including fine chemistry products and small-scale chemistry products.