ALVIGO produces catalysts for chemical and petrochemical industries at its two facilities: in Severodonetsk, Ukraine (ALVIGO-KS, Ltd) and in Novomoskovsk, Russia (NIAP, JSC).

Catalysts facility in Severodonetsk was set up in the fifties of the last century on the basis of Severodonetsk State Industrial Enterprise. Rapid development of nitrogen industry in the former Soviet Union, which began in the fifties, construction (in the seventies) of large capacity ammonia, methanol and nitric acid production plants required creation of domestic catalysts production. By this time well-known State Institute GIAP and its branches developed catalysts for ammonia, methanol and syngas processes, as well as many other types of catalysts. Severodonetsk's catalysts were successfully used at many plants in former Soviet Union and CMEA countries.

MILESTONES OF CATALYST PRODUCTION IN SEVERODONETSK

• 1954 - production of low temperature CO conversion catalyst;
• 1955 - production of the first Zn-Cr catalyst;
• 1963 - production of methane conversion (reforming) catalyst;
• 1966 - production of ammonia synthesis catalyst;
• 1972 - production of methanol synthesis catalyst;
• 1975 - production of Ru-Pd catalysts for gas purification;
  1. production of Al-V catalyst for purification of gases from nitrogen oxides;
• 1980 - reconstruction of plant for production of reforming catalysts;
• 1996 - production of catalysts for fine purification of gases from sulphur compounds;
• 1998 - production of new series of reforming catalyst;
• 2000 - production of new series of reforming catalyst;
  1. production of new generation catalysts:
  2. hydrodesulphurization catalyst;
  3. Cu-Zn-Al methanol synthesis catalyst and low temperature conversion catalyst;
  4. Pd-Al "egg-shell" type catalyst for purification of gases from nitrogen oxides, carbon oxides, hydrocarbons;
• 2002 - production of new non-sulphurous high temperature CO conversion catalyst;
• 2003 - production of active Al2O3.

Since 1996, ALVIGO cooperation with Severodonetsk "OBYEDINENIYE AZOT" and the leading scientific research institutes, implementation of new types of raw materials and investment in modern technological equipment enabled to renovate the range of produced catalysts and to improve their quality. Today ALVIGO-KS produces more than 20 types of catalysts with total annual output of 6,000 tons. The ISO 9001 quality management system has been introduced in ALVIGO-KS.

Catalysts production in Novomoskovsk was founded in 1969 at Novomoskovsk branch of GIAP, presently NIAP.

NIAP carries out scientific research work in catalysis, develops new types of catalysts and raw material for their production and elaborates the versions of technological process for catalysts production. The construction of commercial facility with the designed annual output of 1,000 tons of catalysts enabled to accelerate the development stage and enlarge production capacity of new types of catalysts.

Dozens of brands of new catalysts, over 300 inventions (including 28 patented abroad) confirm the scientific potential of NIAP.

Catalysts facility in Novomoskovsk produces various catalyst's lots - from few kilograms to hundreds tons in the shortest possible time. Quality of catalysts is ensured by detailed control of each production stage accomplished by qualified and experienced personnel.

At present, ALVIGO is the leading supplier of catalysts for the following processes:

1. Ammonia, hydrogen and syn-gas production:
   • hydrodesulphurization;
   • fine purification of gases from sulphur compounds;
   • primary reforming;
   • secondary reforming;
   • high temperature CO conversion;
   • low temperature CO conversion;
   • methanation;
   • ammonia synthesis.
2. Methanol synthesis.
3. Nitric acid production:
   • ammonia oxidation;
   • purification of gases from nitrogen oxides, carbon oxides and hydrocarbons.
4. Caprolactam production:
   • benzene hydrogenation;
   • dehydrogenation of cyclohexanol.
5. Hydrotreatment and petrochemistry:
   • hydrotreatment of distillated oil products and aromatic hydrocarbons;
   • selective hydrogenation.
6. Various chemical processes:
   • hydrogenation of esters and aldehydes;
   • hydrogenation of vegetable oil and adipose;
   • generating of controlled endogases from hydrocarbon raw material;
   • ammonia dissociation;
   • purification of gases from nitrogen oxides;
   • purification of gases from ozone and organic impurities;
   • gases dessication.