Polyethylene from Nizhnekamskneftekhim receives approval from "Transneft" for anti-corrosion coatings.
Edited by Rhod Mackenzie / 2016-03-28 06:21:43
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Nizhnekamskneftekhim (NKNKh, part of the TAIF Group), a leading Russian producer of synthetic rubber and plastics, has received permission from the company "SRI Transneft" on use of Nizhnekamsk polyethylene of PE 6146KM grade as an external anti-corrosion layer composed of a three-layer coating system for metal gas and oil pipelines, the company informs.
Approval of "Research Institute of Transneft" was obtained after the tests carried out at the "Insulation Pipe Plant" (Peresvet) and JSC "Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant".
