The Baltic chemical complex in Ost-Luga came under the control of Russkims.
Roskhim has become the managing organization of the Baltic Chemical Complex, a joint venture between Gazprom and the Baltic Agrarian Complex, according to the United State Register of Legal Entities. The corresponding entry was made on October 5, 2026. The Ruskim press service declined to comment.
Baltic Chemical Complex is a construction operator for the production of polyethylene with a capacity of up to 3 million tons per year, which is part of the complex for the processing of ethane containing gas (CPEG) being built in the Kingisepp district of the Leningrad region.
KPEG unites two technologically related enterprises: an integrated natural gas processing and liquefaction complex, operated by Ruskhimalliance, and a gas chemical complex managed by BHC. The first must separate the ethane part from the natural gas, the second must process it into polyethylene.
The design capacity of the BHC is up to 3 million tons of polyethylene per year. The EPC contractor for the construction is China National Chemical Engineering & Construction Corporation Seven (CC7).
The technological program of BHC provides ethylene production by pyrolysis of ethane and then polymerization. The product line should include three groups: high-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene and linear low-density polyethylene from Telocan. According to the operator, the current long-term contract provides the complex with raw materials for a period of at least 20 years.
Gazprom and the Baltic Agricultural Complex each own 50% of BHC's authorized capital. The general director of the Baltic Agrarian Complex, which replaced Rusgazdobycha from the shareholders of BHC, such as Roskhim, is Eduard Davydov.
In the project passport, approved at the beginning of 2024, the commissioning of the first phase was planned for 2026, the second - for 2027. The current status of the project is not disclosed to the public.
Rokhim will consolidate chemical assets in Russia starting in 2022.