PJSC Kazanorgsintez (russian: ПАО «Казаньоргси́нтез») is one of

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's largest chemical companies and the country's largest

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producer. It is based in

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Overview

The company produces a range of organic chemistry products including

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phenol Phenol (also called carbolic acid) is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula . It is a white crystalline solid that is volatile. The molecule consists of a phenyl group () bonded to a hydroxy group (). Mildly acidic, it r ...

acetone Acetone (2-propanone or dimethyl ketone), is an organic compound with the formula . It is the simplest and smallest ketone (). It is a colorless, highly volatile and flammable liquid with a characteristic pungent odour. Acetone is miscibl ...

, and polyethylene pipes. Kazanorgsintez also offers glycols, ethanolamines, cooling liquids, and textile agents and products for primary preparation of oil–corrosion and paraffin deposits inhibitors, proxanols-proxamines, and demulsifiers. About 25% of the company's production is exported to other countries. The history of the company dates back to the 1950s, when it was founded as ''Kazan Chemical Plant''. Production began in 1959. Kazanorgsintez currently has about 8,323 employees and its stock is listed in the

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. Investment company Svyazinvestneftekhim is a shareholder in Kazanorgsintez. In 2016, Svyazinvestneftekhim transferred a 16.09 percent stake in Kazanorgsintez to AK BARS Bank to increase its capitalization.

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