Due to anti-Russian sanctions, Sibur and its Chinese partner Sinopec will reconsider the strategy of realization of the megaproject of construction of the Amur gas chemical complex, which they were going to complete by the middle of 2024. This is reported by RBC.

“Sibur and Sinopec see the need to revise the strategy of realization of the Amur Gas Chemical Complex project, the relevant decisions are planned to be made in the near future” – said the press secretary of Sibur Artur Toporkov.

“Sibur” owns 60% of the Amur MCC, Sinopec – 40%.

As of the end of March 2022, the overall readiness level of the project was 37.8%, and 43% for individual process units, Toporkov said. At the moment, construction, installation and other works are continuing at the construction site in Svobodny (Amur Region), he emphasized.

According to a source familiar with the progress of the project, the partners had to “freeze” part of the work on the construction of this plant due to difficulties with the delivery of equipment. This happened due to sanctions, including sanctions on the supply of high-tech equipment to Russia, which were imposed by Western countries.