25/04/2003

Commission will check Dzerzhinsk petrochemical enterprises

Tatneft will invest 50 million dollars in construction of a synthetic oil plant

The emergency simulator is installed at the ethylene oxide producing plant of Nizhnekamskneftechim JSC

The Styrene and Polyesters Resins Plant of Nizhnekamskneftechim Company changed a chemical catalyst for another

The Usolyechimprom board of directors election

Preparations for the start up of the Nizhnekamskneftechim Company polystyrene plant

“Polymer-Expo-2003” exhibition is closed in Moscow

RF Ministry of Health fight counterfeit drugs

Heads of "EuroKhim" branches appointed

"Tobolsk-Neftekhim" raised light hydrocarbons processing in 1-st quarter

"Uralkalii" balance sheet profit increased in 2002

Production of basic chemical products declined in March

24/04/2003

Director of Tatneft-Neftechim Announced Company Plans

Roman Nesterenko Was Appointed Director General of the Ural Tyre Factory

Output of Rubber in the I Quarter at Voronezhsintezkauchuk Grew by 36.7%

MTBE market in March

Production of the fourth generation HIV test-system started in Russia

Synthetic dyes production index grew in March

FSFO revealed the evidences of Usoliekhimprom premeditated bankruptcy

Tula region chemical companies entered the FOREM market

Within the first quarter the Cheliabinsk region chemical industry production grew by 14.8%

Korund will be put out of operation in May

The Saratov region companies increased plastic items production by 2,5 times

Environmental project developed by Silvinite

The Lifosa 2002 profit surpassed 17 million Lits

Conference on Russian chemical and petrochemical industry ended

"Kuzpolimermash" to produce polyethylene pipes

«Uralkhimmash» expands its engineering personnel

New director of "EuroKhim" branch in Kovdor

Wintershall and Gazprom to buy out VNG

23/04/2003

Mono ethylene glycol market in April

The sales volume of JSC Local Pharmaceuticals may grow by 15% in 2003

The data on the imports to Russia for March 2003

In the first quarter the basic organic synthesis production grew by 14.2%

Caprolactam plant reported the first quarter operations results

Results of the SIBUR-Neftechim enterprises 1st quarter operation

New Board of Directors of JSC Nizhpharm elected

Scientific and practical conference in the Ministry of Industry and Science was held on April 22

Quarterly results of "Tatneft" petrochemical enterprises

"Ammofos" nearing SK-600 commissioning trials

21/04/2003

Price situation in Russian market of phenol and acetone in April

Russian polypropylene market in April

NKNK export revenues grew in 2002

Metafrax Has Been Ahead of Schedule for the I Quarter By 2.1%

NKNCh Increased Expenses for Raw Stock And Materials by 36.2 million rubbles

NKNCh’s Balance Sheet Profit Amounted to 2,571 Million Rubbles

The Ministry of Economics and Development submitted its comments to the Ministry of Economics of the Slovak republic concerning setting a quota for the ammonium nitrate supplies starting from April 20<sup>th </sup>

Nizhnekamskneftechim shareholders’ meeting results

Pharmaceutical branch grew by 11% in the first quarter

Tank-car explosion prevented at the Angarskaya Company site

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