History
History
The production plants were put into operation stepwise:
1975 – vinyl chloride with the capacity of 250 thou. tpa;
1987 – olefins with the capacity of 250 thou. tpa on ethylene production;
1997 – polyethylene with a capacity of 100 thou. tpa;
1991-1996 – reconstruction of vinyl chloride production with an increase in capacity up to 300 thou. tpa;
December 2000 – on the basis of the property complex OJSC “Oriana” and with the participation of the investor – the company “Lukoil-Naftochim” – CJSC “LUKOR” was founded;
October 29, 2004 – KARPATNAFTOCHIM Ltd. Limited Liability Company was established. ;
2005 – construction and commissioning of C4, C5-cuts hydrogenation unit with the capacity of 90,7 thou. tpa;
2006 –stone laying for the construction of chlorine and caustic soda production plant by membrane method with the capacity of 200 thou. tpa expressed as 100% caustic soda;
2007 –beginning of construction of suspension polyvinyl chloride production plant with the capacity of 300 thou. tpa;
2009-2010 – completion of construction works of chlorine and caustic soda production plant by membrane method;
May 2011 – start-up of suspension polyvinyl chloride (S-PVC) production plant.