Russia's Sibur set to restart drone-hit petchem plant in March

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Russian petrochemical company Sibur is seen on a board at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2017 (SPIEF 2017) in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 1, 2017. Picture taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo

Source: REUTERS

Russia's largest petrochemicals company, Sibur, plans in the first half of March to resume output at a plant that was suspended last month after a Ukrainian drone attack, a source familiar with company's plans told Reuters on Thursday.

The company said on January 29 that it had temporarily suspended production at its plant in the city of Kstovo, some 530 kilometres (330 miles) east of Moscow in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

It said the drone attack had led debris to fall onto the plant and caused a fire. There were no casualties.

The Sibur-Kstovo plant produces ethylene, propylene and benzene that are used in the production of items including plastic pipes, window frames and linoleum.

The company does not comment on the possible timings for the resumption of operations.

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By Reuters