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PLASTIC PIPES 2022 Industry news

sector attendees’ proposals were included
in the minutes of the meeting.
When summarising matters discussed
at the meeting, the President said there
was a lot needed to be done to enable the
petrochemical industry to fully satisfy the
growing demand for innovative materials
within the country and for Russian manu-
facturers take strong positions in the glob-
al, world market. Vladimir Putin named a
number of necessary vectors required for
that. These were the development of small
and medium-tonnage chemical products;
a set of measures including fiscal, to stim-
ulate the production of synthetic rubbers;
as well as the application and production
of recycled polymers.
Separately, the President also highlight-
ed the necessity to increase the use of plas- develop and approve an action plan (“road • Before 30 June 2021, prepare pro-
tic pipe products. Vladimir Putin noted: “We map”) for accelerated implementation of posals for updating regulatory technical
have to implement a number of steps aimed reconstruction (modernisation) projects documents, including a set of rules, out-
at the wider application of polymers in wa- for the utility infrastructure facilities (heat- lining the requirements for buildings and
ter supply and drainage – it will be very dif- ing supply, water supply and drainage) with facilities with the purpose of implement-
ficult for us to grow production without our over 60% wear, in order to stimulate domes- ing and applying new technologies in the
own market, and we can see how it is effec- tic demand for petrochemical products. construction industry, capital expendi-
tively done in other countries. This will lead Provision should be made for the ap- ture reduction and the creation of capital
to an increase in demand for innovative plication of innovative materials (in the construction facilities.
products from the petrochemical industry. case of economic efficiency) produced • Before 31 May 2021, develop a plan of
Moreover, the service life will increase and domestically, ensuring energy efficiency measures (“road map”) for the improve-
the networks operating costs will decrease,” of utility infrastructure systems, as well ment of the regulatory basis for the appli-
said the President. as the application of lifecycle contracts cation of new technologies in construc-
On top of that, Vladimir Putin instruct- when performing modernisation works tion, including information modelling
ed the Government to conduct a compre- for water supply and drainage facilities to technologies at all stages of lifecycle of
hensive audit of regulations in industrial ensure their efficient operation. The dead- the capital construction facility.
construction and prepare a set of rules for line was set for 30 June 2021. • Consider a wider application of poly-
the introduction of the latest, advanced In order to improve the competitive- mer materials in oil and gas production
materials and technologies produced by ness of domestic petrochemical products, and the construction of oil pipelines by 31
the petrochemical sector. According to the the Government of Russian Federation May 2021.
President, it is necessary “for the heads of was instructed to draft national standards • Ensure elimination of excess and
companies in the industry to be actively for products (materials) containing recy- repetitive requirements towards safety
involved in this work, and not to expect cled raw materials from polymer waste, as of building and facilities from the regu-
that it will happened by itself. They need well as the inclusion of these products in latory documentation which hinder the
to get involved in this work, propose the the unified list of products subject to man- application of petrochemical products
solutions, name the problems that obstruct datory certification, and a unified list of in various sectors. The deadline is 30
the work, and therefore, by working togeth- products which were approved for appli- June 2021.
er, we will have the regulations we need cation with the declaration of conformity. The full list of instructions following
quicker.” The deadline was set for 30 July 2021. the meeting on stra-
Following the meeting, the list of in- The Government of the Russian Fed- tegic development of
structions was made and approved by the eration, together with the Ministry for petrochemical indus-
President of Russia. Emergency Response and participation of try containing 23 ar-
The document specifically instructs the interested petrochemical companies, are ticles can be found via
Government of the Russian Federation to assigned the following tasks: following link:

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