U.S. Trade and Development Agency Central and Eastern Europe Chemicals Conference New Orleans, Louisiana November 18-20, 2001 Project Resource Guide Prepared by: Princeton Energy Resources International, LLC 1700 Rockville Pike, Suite 550 Rockville, Maryland 20852 The U.S. Trade and Development Agency The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) promotes American private sector participation in developing and middle-income countries, with special emphasis on economic sectors that represent significant U.S. export potential. Through the funding of feasibility studies, orientation visits, specialized training grants, business workshops, and various forms of technical assistance, we help U.S. businesses compete for infrastructure projects in emerging markets. We assist in building mutually beneficial partnerships between American companies and overseas project sponsors, which result in increased U.S. exports and jobs, and the completion of high quality, successful projects in host countries. 1621 North Kent Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22209 Phone 703-875-4357 • FAX 703-875-4009 Table of Contents Project Resource Guide Introduction................................................................................................................................... 1 TDA Success in the Region ................................................................................................ 1 Identifying and Developing Projects................................................................................... 3 Briefing Book Organization................................................................................................ 4 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................. 4 Notes ................................................................................................................................... 5 Regional Overview ........................................................................................................................ 7 Introduction......................................................................................................................... 7 Political and Economic Climate.......................................................................................... 7 Chemical, Petrochemical, and Refining Industries ............................................................. 8 Conclusion........................................................................................................................... 9 Country Profile – Bulgaria......................................................................................................... 10 Project Profiles – Bulgaria LUKOIL Neftochim Refinery and Petrochemical Complex Modernization Project........ 13 NEOCHIM Energy Efficiency Project.............................................................................. 17 NEOCHIM Mixed Fertilizers Project ............................................................................... 20 Orgachim Energy Conservation Project............................................................................ 23 Country Profile – Croatia........................................................................................................... 25 Project Profiles – Croatia Rijeka Refinery Upgrading Project................................................................................... 29 Sisak Refinery Upgrading Project..................................................................................... 32 Sisak Refinery Soil Remediation Project.......................................................................... 35 Country Profile – Czech Republic ............................................................................................. 38 Project Profiles – Czech Republic Unipetrol Spolana Cyclohexane/Cyclohexanone/Caprolactam Unit ................................ 41 Chemopetrol Ethylbenzene Production Plant ................................................................... 43 Chemopetrol C5 Treatment Project .................................................................................. 45 Chemopetrol Pyrotol Unit/Aromatics Expansion ............................................................. 48 Kaucuk SBR Lattices Production Plant ............................................................................ 51 Unipetrol / Kaucuk HIPS Unit Expansion Project............................................................ 54 Central and Eastern European Chemical Conference i November 18-20, 2001 Table of Contents Project Resource Guide Kaucuk Solution Styrene-Butadiene Rubbers................................................................... 57 Country Profile – Hungary ........................................................................................................ 60 Project Profiles – Hungary TVK Wastewater Treatment Project................................................................................. 63 TVK Polyethylene Plant Expansion Project ..................................................................... 66 Country Profile – Poland............................................................................................................ 69 Project Profiles – Poland Zachem Chlorine Capacity Expansion Project.................................................................. 72 Zachem Phosgene, Epichlorohydrin and Allyl Chloride Derivatives............................... 75 Kedzierzyn Nitric Acid and Neutralization Plant Project ................................................. 78 Kedzierzyn Oxo Aldehyde and Oxo Alcohol Derivatives Project.................................... 81 Kedzierzyn Methanol Plant Project .................................................................................. 84 Rokita Propylene Oxide Capacity Expansion Project....................................................... 87 Dwory Polystyrene Conversion Equipment...................................................................... 90 Dwory Solution SBR and Latex Capacity Expansion Project .......................................... 93 Country Profile – Romania ........................................................................................................ 96 Project Profiles – Romania Rompetrol VEGA Refinery’s Soil and Groundwater Remediation Projects .................. 100 Rompetrol VEGA Refinery Upgrading Project .............................................................. 104 Rompetrol Petromidia Petrochemical Upgrading Project............................................... 107 Rompetrol Petromidia Refinery In-Line Blending Project ............................................. 110 Petrom Petrochemical Plant Expansion .......................................................................... 113 Petrom Delayed Coker and Calciner Project................................................................... 116 Petrom New Alkylation Unit .......................................................................................... 119 Petrom Acrylonitrile Unit Upgrading Project ................................................................. 122 Country Profile – Slovakia ....................................................................................................... 125 Slovnaft and its Cooperation with TDA.................................................................................. 128 Project Profiles – Slovakia Slovnaft Aromatics Project ............................................................................................. 133 Slovnaft Steam Cracker Revamp .................................................................................... 135 Central and Eastern European Chemical Conference ii November 18-20, 2001 Table of Contents Project Resource Guide Slovnaft Polyethylene Project ......................................................................................... 137 Slovnaft Polypropylene Project....................................................................................... 139 Plastika Nitra Expansion and Modernization ................................................................. 142 Chemolak Coil Coating Technology............................................................................... 145 Appendix I.................................................................................................................................. 147 Central and Eastern European Chemical Conference iii November 18-20, 2001 Introduction Project Resource Guide Chemical, Petrochemical, and Refining in Central and Eastern Europe Owners, operators and sponsors of chemical, petrochemical, and refining projects from TDA Success in the Region seven (7) Central and Eastern European countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Since the early 1990s, the U.S. Trade and Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia will Development Agency (TDA) has been present over 35 projects at this conference. providing feasibility grants for chemical, U.S. companies will have an opportunity to petrochemical and refining projects in meet with over 30 industry and government Central and Eastern Europe. The initial executives from these countries to discuss requests were generally for upgrading or these upcoming projects, and identify new modernizing refineries. In recent years, not opportunities to work together. only have the number of grant requests increased, but they have also included Lower production costs in Central and Eastern funding requests for feasibility studies, European countries have led