Dear sirs,

Attn.: Oil and gas refineries
Dear sirs,
KNT Group company(www.kntgroup.ru) is the leading producer and supplier of sorbents and catalysts in Russia and
includes two production centers: "Sterlitamak Catalysts Plant" (SCP) and "Ishimbay Specialized Chemical Plant of
Catalysts" (ISCPC) that are located in Bashkortostan.
“Ishimbay Specialized Chemical Plant of Catalysts”, Ltd is the leading manufacturer and supplier of sorbents in Russia. In
2010 at ISCPC there was built the newest production of microspherical cracking catalyst with capacity for 20 thousand
tons/year, including 35,000 square meters of production space, 2100 pieces of equipment of best manufacturers
(including the equipment of the Japanese company JGC). Production process of microspherical cracking catalyst was
developed by the KNT group, combining the best achievements of Western manufacturers.
"Sterlitamak Catalysts Plant", Ltd is a new innovation company, equipped by Haldor Topsoe company (Denmark) and
other leading European and Japanese companies, specialized in the production of catalysts for hydrogenation processes.
We suggest you to consider the direction of possible cooperation in sorbents and catalysts supplies.
1. FCC catalysts (microspherical cracking catalysts).
In May, 2012 Iranian Abadan Oil Refining CO. began purchasing cracking catalysts of our production that demonstrates a
successful and quality work - gasoline yield increased from 38.05% (July, 2012) to 46.10% (January, 2013). Under the
same conditions and the same raw materials consumption it will make possible to receive additional 190,000 tons of
gasoline a year, for the sum of about 190 million dollars. Review is available.
The successful experience of the cracking catalyst "Octifine-480P" usage at the cracking unit in "Bashneft - Ufa Oil
Refinery" allowed to increase the yield of gasoline from 44.91% to 54.98% in December, 2012. (54.26% in October 2012).
According to MON increased from 82.8 to 83.5, according to the research method - from 94.1 to 94.4. Thus, the yield of
gasoline per 1 ton of used raw material increased to 22.4%. Under the same conditions and the same raw materials
consumption it will make possible to receive an additional 210,000 tons of gasoline a year, for the sum of about 210
million dollars. Review is available.
We want to note that there are no any risks in using cracking catalyst. Fresh catalyst loading is performed gradually and
in the case of a slight deterioration in the process one can immediately stop the loading of new catalyst and resume
loading of previously used catalyst.
2. Catalysts of hydrogenation processes.
KNTgroup offers a wide range of hydrotreating and hydrocracking catalysts of a new generation, manufactured with the
help of advanced production techniques. Catalysts have a high catalytic activity and tailored to the needs of a particular
customer. Catalysts of the company aren't inferior on quality to catalysts of leading global manufacturers, thus the price of
catalysts of our production is much lower. Besides the Russian deliveries, some successful foreign supplies to a number
of the Iran enterprises were carried out including Emam Khomeini Shazand Arak Oil Refining Company (AORC) , where
260 MT of hydrocracking catalyst was delivered , and Tehran Oil Refining Company with hydrotreating catalyst of
kerosene and diesel fractions deliveries. Supplied catalysts completely conform the stated specifications and demonstrate
the successful operation.
All catalysts deliveries accompanied by the appropriate technical service and maintenance, which includes a range of
services for loading, unloading, sieving, activation, regeneration and passivation of the catalysts, the monitoring unit
working at all operation stages of the catalytic system, the provision of qualified recommendations for improvement of
hydrotreating units, the analysis of spent catalysts, and many other things.
3. Synthetic zeolites, adsorbents.
High quality of synthetic zeolite and adsorbents of our production has been repeatedly confirm by various comparative
tests of the largest design institutes and by product consumers.
High values of the main operation parameters are reached in the conditions of commercial production with our zeolites.
Thus, the largest processor of oil-dissolved gas in Russia, JSC “SIBUR” completely transferred all the gas-processing
capacities for loading by adsorbents of the KNTgroup production. It is 7 largest gas refineries and 11 gas processing
units with a total regular 2000 MT adsorbent loading.
Besides, adsorbents of our production are widely used in the drying and gas purification units of oil and gas refineries,
petrochemical plants of JSC “Gasprom”, JSC “Surgutneftegas”, JSC “ Lukoil”, JSC”Rosneft”, JSOC “Bashneft” , and also
on the plants of near and far abroad such as NHK “Uzbekneftegas”(Uzbekistan), “Turkmengas” State Concern
(Turkmenistan), «SOCAR» (Azerbaijan), Lavan (Iran), «Belorusneft» State production association
(Belarus), JSC
«KazMunaiGas EP» (Kazakhstan) and so on.
It should be noted that the partnership with KNT Group provides technical service and product support by our specialists,
analysis of unit working, analytical catalysts control, regular reports on the operation of catalysts and sorbents.
We ask you to include the KNTgroup company to the list of potential suppliers of catalyst products.
We want to be among the faithful suppliers of Oil and Gas refineries and we are ready for a fair fight with our Western
competitors in the supply of catalyst products.
The list of products is presented in the appendix.
Regards,
Director of KNTGroup Ltd
Usmanov I.F.
Appendix:
1. Information about catalyst working on Abadan Oil Refining Co
2. Information about catalyst working on Bashneft -Ufa Oil Refinery
3. Translation of information about catalyst working on Bashneft -Ufa Oil Refinery
4. Protocol № 111 dd.22.11.2012 of Management board of Oil refiners and petrochemists association.
5. Translation of protocol № 111 dd.22.11.2012 of Management board of Oil refiners and petrochemists association
6. List of products.
Product list of KNT Group
Molecular Sieves
№
1
Name of product
Molecular Sieve 4A
ТU 2163-003-15285215-2006
2
Molecular Sieve 3A
ТU 2163-006-15285215-2006
3
Molecular Sieve 5A
ТU 2163-004-05766557-97
4
Molecular Sieve NaX (13X)
ТU 38.10281-88
5
Molecular Sieve 13X -K
ТU 2163-009-05766557-2000
6
Molecular Sieve NaX GDO (13Х)
ТU 2163-017-94262278-2011
1
2
OCTIFINE Microspherical catalyst of
cracking
TU 2177-012-94262278-2008
Catalysts of hydrogenation processes
2.1
Catalyst KNT 222М
2.2
Catalyst KNT 231М
2.3
Catalyst KNT 242М
2.4
Catalyst KNT 442М
2.5
Catalyst KNT 438М
Purpose
-drying of natural and oil gases;
-drying of reforming and cracking gas;
-drying and regeneration of transformer oil;
- drying of natural and oil gases;
- drying of easily polymerizing hydrocarbon flows, in particular
drying of pyrolysis gases in Ethylene manufacturing;
concentrating of alcoholic solutions;
drying of organic liquids (Kerosene, Hexane, Benzene,
Cyclohexane, Methanol, Ethanol, Isopropanol and so on)
-natural and oil gas purification from Sulphurous compounds,
Carbon Dioxide and Mercaptans;
-purification of brazing atmospheres and generation of protective
atmosphere in metallurgy;
-extraction and purification of normal Paraffins which are feed for
manufacturing detergents and Protein-Vitamin components;
-separation of mixtures of Olefin and Paraffin Hydrocarbons;
gas purification of rubbish recycling plants from toxic agents.
- natural gas treating from water, sulphurous compounds and
Mercaptans;
-purification of air and Nitrogen from Hydrocarbons, Oxides and
oils;
-treating of oil gas from sulphurous compounds, Carbon Dioxide
and Mercaptans; -separation of aromatic Hydrocarbon mixtures;
-removal of oxidizers before polymerization in purifying olefins.
- purification and drying air from water, Carbon Dioxide,
Acetylene in oxygen installations, fractionation;
-purification of air from Carbon Dioxide prior to its separation into
Oxygen and Nitrogen;
-production of Oxygen from air by a short-cycle adsorption
technique.
- fine gas and liquids purification from hydrogen sulfide,
mercaptans and other sulfur compounds as well as deep
dehydration and fine purification from carbon dioxide.
Catalyst
- cracking of oil fractions at the units with catalyst fluidized bed
(FCC)
- hydrotreating and hydrocracking of different oil fractions
- hydroforming of middle-distillate fractions, prehydrotreating of
reforming feed, hydroforming of paraffin waxes
KNT 231МNi - hydrodesulfurization, hydrodenitrogenation,
hydrogenation of unsaturated and polynuclear aromatics
hydrocarbons of the gasoline and middle-distillate fractions
KNT 231МCo – deep hydrotreating of middle-distillate fractions,
hydrotreating of the isomerization and reforming feed,
- hydrotreating of the fractions of secondary origin, residual
fractions and hard waxes
KNT 442MNi – mild hydrocracking of VGO
KNT 442МCо – hydrotreating of catalytic cracking feed
- hydrotreating of middle-distillate fractions and refined oil
2.6
Catalyst KNT 720М
2.7
3
Catalyst KNT 442Y
Catalysts KU-2FPP и KU-2FKK
TU 2174-013-94262278-2009
4
Alumina
Catalyst
for
Sulphur
production
TU 2163-016-94262278-2009
Catalyst KNT-NiC-8
5
1
Adsorbent А-4М (microspherical)
ТУ 2163-002-05766557-95
2
Activated Alumina- Gas Dryer
ТU 2163-015-94262278-2009
3
Hydrogen Chloride Adsorbent KNTHCA-02M
TU 2163-003-73770384-2010
4
Adsorbent of
sulphur compound
KNT-SR
ТU 2165-018-94262278-2012
- hydrotreating of middle-distilate fractions to get components of
dieel fuel and jet fuel with improved low-temperature properties
- hydrocracking of VGO
- in the process of Olefins’ hydration;
- in the process of alcohols’ dehydration;
- in the process of Isobutyl, Methyl-tret-butil ether Aldehyde,
Pyridine production and other processes catalyzed by acid
catalysts.
- is used for the processes which are based on Clause reaction, in
Clause and Sulfren units.
- conversion of gas hydrocarbons
Adsorbents
-purification of aromatic hydrocarbons from unsaturated, resinous
and dye-stuff substances;
-purification of paraffin hydrocarbons from unsaturated compounds.
- as a as a protective layer preventing exposure of condensed
moisture, chloride, surfactants and others on molecular sieve
- drying of gases used in the processes of oil refining
- is intended to dry hydrogen-containing gases and remove
hydrogen chloride and other hydrogen halide impurities from
hydrogen-containing gases during reforming, isomerization and
hydrogenation processes
- refining of process gas streams from sulfur compounds
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ADD: 6 LEVYI BEREG,453203,ISHIMBAY,
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FEDERATION
COUNTRY: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
TEUF AX: +7 (34794)2-27-17
CrackingcatalystOctifine -480Ploadinginto the unit NEW FCCU PHASE III hasbegunin
August,2012.At the moment,300Mt of the crackingcatalystOctifine 480p hasbeenloaded
into the system.hoduct yield waschangingin the meantimeasfollows:
Profucts
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Dry gas
4.65
5.13
5.57
5.31
4.97
4.00
4.07
LPG
9.05
8.70
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7.40
l0_10
11.45
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Gasoline
38.05
3E.44
38.76
39.21
43.81
43.31
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LCO
31.72
32.87
32.76
33.10
29.45
20.97
1E.92
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9.91
9.75
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9.12
4.69
14.03
14.09
Conclusion: CatalystOctifine -480Pshowsthe betterperformancethan the recentlyused
Chinesecatalyst(gasolineproductyield was significantly grown up).
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BESTREGARDS.
HEAD OF REFINING ENGINEERING
M. FARAHANINEJAD
ADDRESS:
ABADANOILREFININGCO.
P.O.BOX555
ABADAN
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TEL: ++98-631-3334789
TEL: ++98-631-2226172
FAX: ++98-631-2229815
FAX: ++98-21-66154458
Minutes of Oil Refineries and Petrochemist Association board of directors meeting
№ 111
Moscow
November,22, 2012.
Board directors Members:
Member of the board: Bazhenov V.P., Bochkarev I.G. (in the name of Zlotnikov L.E.), Kandelaki
T.L., Kantishev V.K., Kapustin V.M., Karavanov A.N. (in the name of Ivanov I.V.), Nikitin A.A. (in the
name of Egizarian A.M.), Poletaev M.U. (in the name of Sannikov A.L.), Ryabov V.A., Khavkin V.A. (in
the name of Vinokurov B.V.), Khadzhiev S.N., Khuramshin T.Z., Sheker D.V.
By invitation: Batunya A.G. («Transbunker»), Belyy A.S. (SB RAS), Bodryy A.B. («ISCPC»),
Bychkov S.L.( «Atlantpromresourse»), Galkin V.V.( «Gaspromneft- Moscow Oil Refinery), Germash V.M.
(ANN), Гурьевских С.Ю. (JSC «Gaspromneft-Omsk Oil Refinary»), Zlotnikov U.L. (DNP ME), Kotov
S.A. («Atlantpromresourse »), Krikorov V.G. (JSC «VNII NP»), Lebedev U.N. («Kedr-89»ltd), Levinbuk
M.I.(Gubkin Oil and Gas University), Lobanov M.A. (RF Ministry of Energy), Netesanov S.D. («Adamas
Company»), Ostapchik V.G. ( «Antipin Oil Refinary»), Sakovich A.V. (RF Ministry of Economics),
Smirnov V.K. ( «Catachem Company»), Chernyy U.I. (Gubkin Oil and Gas University), Chernisheva E.A.
(Gubkin Oil and Gas University), Chesnovitzkii K.G. (АNN), Shakun A.I. (JSC «Neftechim»),
Shakhnazarov A.R. (АNN), Shiriyazdanov R.R.(«INHP RB»), Yaskin V.P. (JSC «All-Russian Research
and Development and Design Institute»).
Agenda:
1.
Renovation of the catalyst plants in order to produce competitive domestic catalysts.
Speakers:
A.N. Shakun - General Director "Neftehim"
Smirnov VK – General Director "Catachem Company", Ltd.
Bodryy AB - General Director of "Ishimbay Specialized Chemical Plant of Catalysts"
Belyy A.S. - Head of the Laboratory IPPU SB RAS, Doctor of Chemistry
2. On some economic issues in oil refining (excise taxes, charges, price formation , etc.)
Speakers:
Kandelaki T.L. - General Director of "InfoTEK-Consult", Doctor of Economics
Davydov B.N. - Laboratory head "VNIINP", Doctor of Economics
3.Nomination of candidates for the award of A.N. Kosygin Prize for the significant contribution
of private and legal persons to the Russian economy in 2012.
Speaker:
4.
Ryabov, V.A. – General Director ANN
Miscellaneous
SOLUTION:
1. Note that the Russian Federation has the full scientific, technical, industrial and human resources to
ensure all processes of refining industry by modern competitive catalysts.
2. Modern production of catalysts put into operation in the Republic of Bashkortostan:
• FCC Microspherical catalyst of cracking production started on Ishimbay specialized chemical plant
of catalysts (ISCPC) with capacity of 20 thousand tons per year based on equipment supplied by the
corporation IGC (Japan). As for technical characteristics the Russian catalyst sit tight to foreign
catalysts, and the price is much lower.
• A new line for the production of catalysts for hydrotreating and hydrocracking with the capacity of
4 tons per year was launched on Sterlitamak Catalysts Plant on the basis of complete lines supplied by the
company «Haldor Topsoe» (Denmark).
3. To recommend to use the catalyst for cracking , produced by “ISCPC” "Ishimbaisky SKHZK" at
JSC "Ufa refinery," which is sit tight to foreign catalysts , and also exceed them in the gasoline output
for a few percent.
4. To note that competitive technology of Microspherical cracking catalysts was created on JSC
"Gazprom Neft-Omsk Refinery”
5. To draw the attention of the inspecting authorities on the negative practices in the catalysts supply
by short-lived companies where the supplied price of the catalyst is much lower than their real value. Such
business must be excluded.
6. To all interested organizations, including the oil companies to conclude the need for pilot units
on the basic processes of Oil Refinery plants in accordance with the decision of the meeting with the
Prime Minister D.A. Medvedev in Rostov-on-Don at 17.08.2012.
7. To consider necessary of ANN members participation in the Working catalysts Group, with the
Ministry of Energy of Russia and the development of support programs of the basic catalysts production
growth of oil refining and petrochemical industries in Russia on a level with the highest world standards.
8. To consider on the meeting of the Working Group on the catalysts, with the Russian Energy
Ministry the proposal about the reunification of sub-sector of catalyst production for oil refining and
petrochemical industries.
9.For SB RAS to develop a program of independent testing facilities (laboratories) for testing catalysts
for oil refining and petrochemical industries. In cooperation with ANN to contact the Ministry of Energy,
Ministry of Education, Ministry of Industry and Russian for the proposals to support data centers.
10. For SB RAS to prepare proposals for the establishment of pilot (experimental) units center for
testing new catalytic processes on a basis of industrial raw materials, to determine the range of such units
and their performance for the subsequent development of industrial processes.
11. Initiate the establishment in the Russian Federation Government the complex target program of
development and implementation of Russian catalysts and catalytic technologies for the world level.
Complex target program should include the development of basic technologies, the pilot experimentalindustrial units , as well as personal responsibility for the financing and implementation of the program.
General Director Ryabov V.A.
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A.B. Bodriy
From 4th February, 2012 Ref.number: 1-13-22
Attention to Mr. A. Bodryi,
Ishimbay Specialized Chemical Plant of
Catalyst, Ltd.
Subject: Cracking catalyst performance
Dear Sir,
We herewith present the reference of cracking catalyst Oсtifine-480P performance
processed in the unit G-43-107M/1 which is operated in Basneft-Ufa Oil Refinery, a brunch of
JSOC Bashneft. This reference is issued to arrange an article for the designated magazine.
The substitution of the foreign catalysts for Oсtifine-480P was realized since the end of
November, 2011. A steady increase of gasoline yield was observed during the whole period of
catalyst Octifine-480P loading to the unit G-43-107M/1 of the mentioned refinery. Performance
data of the unit G-43-107M/1 is shown in the following table. Covering the period is from June
to December 2012.
Definition
Catalyst Octifine480P content in
the system, %
Actual loading of
fresh catalyst, kg/t
PPF(propanepropylene
fraction)
BBF (butanebutylene fraction)
Gasoline
LCO
MON
RON
June
48.6
July
56.7
August
62.9
0.52
0.48
0.55
September October
68.3
73.0
0.55
0.54
Base products yield output (monthly average rate), % for feed
5.06
4.81
4.69
5.01
5.82
4.86
5.48
13.32
12.26
10.15
0.54
November December
76.8
79.5
9.06
44.91
13.92
0.55
8.02
45.28 45.80
51.55
54.26
16.91 19.84
14.96
11.36
Octane numbers of catalytic cracking gasoline
82.8
83.1
83.0
83.1
82.8
94.1
94.5
94.7
94.6
94.3
The technical department manager of
8.46
8.37
54.62
10.46
54.98
10.04
83.2
94.3
83.5
94.4
V. Kachkayev
Basneft-Ufa Oil Refinery, a brunch of JSOC Bashneft,
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A.B. Bodriy