SIBUR-PETF Official section of the enterprise print version home About the enterprise OJSC Sibur-PETF is a subsidiary of SIBUR, located in Tver. The enterprise operates modern technological units for the production of polyethylene terephthalate with a capacity of up to 75,250 thousand tons per year and a line for the production of recycled polyethylene terephthalate with a capacity of 1.5 thousand tons of product per year. The technological process is fully automated. At the production site of the enterprise there is a modern warehouse for silage storage of terephthalic acid - the main raw material for the production of granules from thermoplastic polyester ( PET granules ). The company's own system of treatment facilities allows the efficiency of water purification to be almost 100%. In the corporate structure of SIBUR , Sibur-PETF is a member of the Plastics and Organic Synthesis Directorate, which is headed by Pavel Lyakhovich, Managing Director of SIBUR. The main activity of the enterprise is the production of polyethylene terephthalate under the TVERPET brand. Raw materials (terephthalic acid) are supplied to the enterprise by Polief located in Blagoveshchensk, Bashkortostan. The supplier of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol and technical triethylene glycol is SIBUR 's SIBUR-Neftekhim . The technology for the production of PET granules consists of continuous polycondensation, during which the original granules are produced. The main advantage of TVERPET production is two-stage filtration and polycondensation at low temperatures, which allows to minimize the amount of harmful substances in the polymer. The raw material for the production of secondary polyethylene terephthalate is not only waste from primary production, but also processed products of used food containers ( PET flakes ). The received polymer products are supplied to the domestic market. Sibur-PETF supplies the leading manufacturers of food preforms - blanks for plastic bottles with raw materials. The main product of the enterprise, polyethylene terephthalate, is used for the production of containers for soft drinks, mineral and drinking water, beer, vegetable oils and other food products. Recycled granules can be used in the production of PET films , packaging tapes, packaging for auto cosmetics and household chemicals. The sole executive body of the joint-stock company is General Director Pavel Nikolayevich Lyakhovich.