359 personnel of "Nizhnekamskneftekhim" Inc were participating in engineering creative work during seven current months. Their innovative activities resulted in 157 applications for rationalization proposals, 10 applications for expected inventions, 2 applications for efficient models.
   Within seven months of 2003, the innovators of "Nizhnekamskneftekhim" Inc obtained 13 patents of the Russian Federation for inventions and 2 decisions on granting a patent for the efficient model.
   Utilization of 167 engineering solutions in production processes earned profit to "Nizhnekamskneftekhim" Inc in the amount of RUR 113 MM.

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