Zavod Slantsy OAO (former names: ''Gazoslantsevyi zavod'' and ''Slantsepererabatyvayushiy zavod Slantsy'', russian: ОАО «Завод Сланцы») is a

petrochemical Petrochemicals (sometimes abbreviated as petchems) are the chemical products obtained from petroleum by refining. Some chemical compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from other fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, or renewable sou ...

company based in

Slantsy, Leningrad Oblast Slantsy (russian: Сла́нцы "Oil shales") is a town and the administrative center of Slantsevsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Plyussa River, west of St. Petersburg. Population: . History The creation of the ...

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. The company was established in 1945 to supply Leningrad with oil shale gas,

synthetic gas Syngas, or synthesis gas, is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, in various ratios. The gas often contains some carbon dioxide and methane. It is principly used for producing ammonia or methanol. Syngas is combustible and can be used as ...

produced by oil shale

pyrolysis The pyrolysis (or devolatilization) process is the thermal decomposition of materials at elevated temperatures, often in an inert atmosphere. It involves a change of chemical composition. The word is coined from the Greek-derived elements ''py ...

. In 1952, the first unit of a 75 MW oil shale-fired power plant and the first stage of the oil shale gas extraction plant was commissioned. Since 1955 until 2000 the plant produced

shale oil Shale oil is an unconventional oil produced from oil shale rock fragments by pyrolysis, hydrogenation, or thermal dissolution. These processes convert the organic matter within the rock (kerogen) into synthetic oil and gas. The resulting oil ca ...

using Kiviter technology. In addition, it produced other chemical products from oil shale. Oil shale was supplied by the mining company

Leningradslanets OAO Leningradslanets (russian: ОАО «Ленинградсланец») was an oil-shale-mining company based in Slantsy, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The main task of Leningradslanets was to supply oil shale for '' Zavod Slantsy''. The company ...

. In 1970, the company started

petroleum coke Petroleum coke, abbreviated coke or petcoke, is a final carbon-rich solid material that derives from oil refining, and is one type of the group of fuels referred to as cokes. Petcoke is the coke that, in particular, derives from a final cracki ...

tempering. Zavod Slantsy was reorganization from Slantsepererabatyvayushiy zavod Slantsy in 1993. In 1998, the 75 MW thermal power plant was converted from oil shale to

natural gas Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...

. The company continued produce shale oil until June 2003. As of today, the company produces polymeric

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controls 41.75% shares (55.7% of votes) of the company while Viktor Vekselberg's

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controls 40% since 2007. Rosimushchestvo have tried several times to sell its stake. The new auction is scheduled for 7 December 2012. In November 2011,

Arbitration Court at Saint Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry The Arbitration Court is an independent permanent court under the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Russia. The Arbitration Court is engaged in settlement of economic disputes on civil matters, those to be referred to arbitration cou ...

based on the lawsuit filed by

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, started a supervisory procedure on Zavod Slantsy.

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