Innovations of Leningrad Institutes and Enterprises, CJSC has been working on constructing a modern, flexible, knowledge-intensive facility, specialising in carbon nanomaterials and new high-tech polymers. This plant, located in Kirishi (Leningrad Region), will produce polymer products with unique performance characteristics, imparted trough modification by fullerene-based nanoadditives.
The project is funded by the Russian Bank for Small and Medium Enterprises Support as part of the Financing for Innovation and Modernisation Program, which aims to support innovations and the creation of industrial facilities using state-of-the-art technologies.
The first stage, consisting of the launch of pilot production, fine-tuning of the technology has already been implemented and financed through our own investments. An experimental production facility was set up, making it possible to produce pilot batches of conveyor rollers made of nanomodified polyamide. All the necessary approvals have been obtained and the intellectual property has been protected.
The launch of the first production line (fullerene soot, fullerene mixture and highly pure fullerene C60 and C70, as well as a mixture of higher fullerenes) has been scheduled for November 25, 2011. In early 2012 the plant will start producing a wide range of parts and products of various modifications of nanostructured polyamide-6.
Conveyor rollers made of FMC (fullerene modified caprolon) are the main product to be made on the new production facility. FMC bearings and FMC materials are associated goods.
These rollers will be used in the following market segments: the mining sector (mining equipment), oil refining, the pulp and paper industry, airport facilities, metallurgy (rolled metal products), the chemical industry, etc. Potential markets include the spinning and weaving industries and the energy sector, especially small-scale hydroelectric facilities.
In the future, this flexible, knowledge-intensive production facility will be expanded, production lines of nanomodified varnishes, paints, and epoxy resins, etc. will be added.