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Russian Petrochemical Industry in Space and Time

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The article discusses the problems of the development of the petrochemical industry in Russia. The processing of hydrocarbon raw materials (oil, natural gas and their components) goes through a number of stages in its development, due to both the development of technology and the dynamics of demand for various materials and products. The current stage of development of the petrochemical chemistry is characterized by the rapid expansion of the list of products of small-tonnage and knowledge-intensive chemistry. This process is accompanied by a transition from individual plants and petrochemical complexes to clusters. The development of the petrochemical chemistry in Russia, according to the authors, is primarily of a “restorative” nature and is focused on the development of complexes. The development of clusters as effective forms of interaction among many participants in the development and use of materials, energy and intellectual resources is at an initial stage. The return of Russia to the leading manufacturers of petrochemical products, primarily polymers and organic synthesis products, requires the formation and implementation of proactive policies on the part of the state (both at the level of the country as a whole and its individual regions).

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  1. IEF—Institute of Economic Forecasting and IEIE—Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering.

  2. The authors' archive contains a copy of the 1987 draft protocol “On the balance of production and distribution of a wide fraction of light hydrocarbons of the West Siberian oil and gas complex for the XII five-year plan and perspective until 2000”, prepared following a meeting in the Oil and Gas Industry Division of the USSR State Planning Committee.

  3. Decree of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR of December 2, 1988 No. 1399 “On measures to create chemical and petrochemical complexes in the Tyumen region based on hydrocarbon raw materials from fields in Western Siberia using advanced technological processes” (from the archives of the authors).

  4. The authors’ archive contains a copy of the document “Urengoy Petrochemical Complex. Proposal for the development, design, procurement and overall project management. Volume 1 General review of the petrochemical complex”, developed by Mc Dermott International in July 1990.

  5. Decree of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR of July 17, 1987 No. 816 “On the restructuring of planning and the increasing role of the USSR State Planning Commission in the new economic conditions” (see [17, p. 55–90]). Decree of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR of July 17, 1987 No. 817 “On enhancing the role of the State Committee of the SSSO on science and technology and the management of scientific and technological progress in the country” [17; p. 91–108].

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This article was completed as part of the R&D plan of the IEIE SB RAS (project XI.174.1.2. “Fundamental Approaches to the Formation of Relationships between the Main Participants in the Development of Mineral Resources of the Asian part of Russia under the Global Challenges of the 21st Century”).

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Kryukov, V.A., Shmat, V.V. Russian Petrochemical Industry in Space and Time. Stud. Russ. Econ. Dev. 31, 629–635 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1075700720060088

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