Basis for Gubakha development
June 17th was the date of ceremonial launch of unique production plant – Ammonia-Urea-Melamine Production Complex was started at industrial site of Metafrax Chemicals. Project implementation within established deadlines and commissioning of the facility were achieved with the help of OJSC GIAP team.
Among participants of ceremonial event which marks completion of the largest investment project of Metafrax Chemicals were representatives of regional authorities, banking sector, Metafrax Group, as well as OJSC GIAP Management. During ceremony the Director for Commerce and Development Mr. Oleg Kostin was granted a statuette and appreciation letter for contribution to successful completion of the project.
The project was started in 2017, GIAP joined the work under project already in 2021 making considerable efforts for updating of documentation, pipelines certification and site supervision. Joint efforts successfully resulted in creation of a technologically integrated complex where ammonia is used as a feed for urea production, and urea plant is integrated with melamine production. Even off-gases from melamine production plant are used being processed to urea.
AUM Complex was designed based on the best available technologies; annual design capacity is 500 thous. tons of urea, 298 thous. tons of ammonia and 40 thous. tons of melamine.
Opening ceremony of a new production complex formed a historical event for Metafrax Chemicals and for Perm Region in general: the enterprise got opportunity to reduce emissions from methanol production by 50%, and Gubakha got 400 new highly-skilled workers and securing of chemical industrial plant status for the region over the coming decade.