Sibur and BASF extend additives supply pact for polymer production

Sibur, Russian integrated gas processing and petrochemical company, and BASF on August 10, 2015 extended their long-term agreement on supply of additives used for polymer manufacturing at Sibur production facilities.  
 
As per the agreement, BASF will supply additives to Sibur, which will help the Russian firm to improve the quality of finished products for production of polypropylene, polyethylene, synthetic rubber and thermoplastic elastomers. Apart from that, the parties will continue to implement their joint projects related to development of new grades of polypropylene, polymer stabilisation optimisation, and introduction of customer specific blends (CSB), ensuring higher production efficiency and stable high quality of products.