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Industry news PLASTIC PIPES 2022

extensive regulatory foundation has been eliminate fundamental disagreements sia, and with participation of the Ministry
developed based on international stan- arising from the draft standards. of Construction of the Russian Federation,
dard ISO/TS 18226. The Rosstandart representatives clari- federal supervisory authorities, manufac-
According to Mr Shalyapin, the devel- fied that the new requirements intro- turers and consumers of plastic pipes, to
opment of a Russian national standard duced by the department from 1 Novem- form a working group, make a list of regu-
must be based on the results of scientific ber reduce the standards development latory documentation, develop roadmaps
research, conditions of international and timeframe. Therefore, the regulatory and to complete the development and imple-
regional standards and codes of practice, technical documents can be completed mentation of all regulatory documents in
and experience of the practical applica- within a year, and Rosstandart is ready the current year.
tion of products, processes and technolo- to provide all the necessary conditions to First, the plan is to introduce plas-
gies. In the case of flexible pipes, we have enable this. tic pipes into the construction of oilfield
all these fundamental conditions. Representatives from the Ministry of pipelines. The wider application of plastic
He then explained that in reality, the Industry and Trade of Russia, Ministry of pipes in the construction of trunk pipe-
development and approval of national Construction, Emergency Control Minis- lines for oil and gas transportation is also
standards can take up to 2 years, mostly try, Rostekhnadzor,VNIIST, LUKOIL, Trans- planned in the future.
due to complications with public discus- neft, NK Rosneft, Tatneft, Gazprom, Gaz- Ultimately, increased production and
sions and the examination of projects. prom Neft, Messoyakhaneftegaz, SIBUR application of plastic pipes will help to
Considering the urgent need to shorten also spoke at the meeting. The speakers implement the strategic goals for the
the time for development and implemen- expressed their support for the imminent development of petroleum chemistry,
tation of regulatory documentation for introduction of plastic pipes in the oil and outlined by the President of the Russia.
flexible pipes down to a year, the following gas industry. The increased consumption It will result in the emergence of new
proposals for Rosstandart were offered: of polymers is a global trend, and Russia, companies and, therefore, the creation
• The national standardisation plan for being a hydrocarbon power, must follow of jobs and increased contributions into
specialised technical committees for 2021 these advanced trends, whilst also achiev- the budgets at all levels. This will have a
must include the development of stan- ing import substitution in this sector. positive impact on the implementation of
dards for product for TC 241 and applica- The application of polymer technolo- the petrochemical industry development
tion for TC 023. gies will help to reduce costs and make do- strategy until 2030. Finally, the wider ap-
• Set controls to minimise develop- mestic products for the oil and gas sector plication of plastic pipes will significantly
ment time considering the GOST R 1.2 more competitive. Therefore, Rosstandart reduce negative impact on the environ-
requirements to take part in conciliation was instructed, under the supervision of ment thanks to their longer service life
meetings of the relevant committees to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Rus- and greater corrosion resistance.

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