OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim has successfully completed the registration of its products according to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 (REACH) scheduled for 2010. In all, in the framework of REACH Regulation (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) 25 substances (commercial products and monomers as polymer components) were registered.

All registered products were granted certificates of the European Chemical Agency acknowledging their registration that confirms their compliance to the requirements of REACH legislation. Implementation of the requirements for chemicals registration in the European Union enables the Company to continue exporting the chemical products to the European markets and to maintain their competitiveness.

The major amount of work for registration of substances according to REACH legislation was done by the specialists of Export Department and Research and Development Center of the Company, series of analyses was performed by the corporate Technical Control Department.

The work of the Company in the scope of REACH will continue in 2011 with account of the legislation of different countries on the safe handling of products, because OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim is a dynamic, developing company working constantly over the expansion of sales markets, and the geography of the Company’s product registration will be expanding in the course of time.