Two types of JSC "Slavneft-YANOS" products have become winners of the contest “One hundred best commodities of Russia”.

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13 december 2010

Two types of JSC "Slavneft-YANOS" products have become winners of the contest “One hundred best commodities of Russia”.

 

On December 9, 2010 a ceremony of awarding winners of  All- Russian contest "One hundred best commodities of Russia" took place at the office of Yaroslavl region Government.

According to the results of 2010 two types of JSC "Slavneft-YANOS" products were awarded: diesel fuel EURO grade C, type III was recognized a laureate of the contest and tough road petroleum bitumen EURO BV 50/70, type II - was awarded a diploma together with the status "a novelty of the year".

Ecologically clean diesel fuel EURO grade C, type III with ultra low sulfur content (10 ppm) is designed for using in diesel engine vehicle in moderate climate. The qualities of the product meet requirements of EN 590 level Euro-5. Improved characteristics of the fuel provide a more complete combustion of the fuel in engine system and decrease of wear and tear of details, decrease of fuel consumption and release of pollutants, exhaust smoke emissions, as well as abatement of noise at engine operation.

 

This product has been produced by the refinery since December 2006. The fuel is intended both for export to European countries and for home market. At present a portion of  EURO grade C, type III exceeds 53% in total yield of diesel fuel at JSC "Slavneft-YANOS".

 

Tough road petroleum bitumen EURO BV 50/70, type II is intended for usage  as a binder for production of road concrete mix and is used for construction and repair of paving and airfield topping in II, III, IV road-climatic zones (zones with moderate and hot climate). The said bitumen provides more homogeneous composition of road concrete mixes and is remarkable for resistance to deterioration and seasonal temperature difference, it allows to improve operating ability and increase service life of paving. Easy packing allows to transport bitumen by small lots to any destination.

 

A new grade of bitumen, production of which was started in 2009, was developed by JSC "Slavneft-YANOS" specialists as per European standard on production of paving bitumen EN 12591.  Its samples passed procedure of quality certification at specialized laboratories of Bulgaria and Finland.

 

Moreover, bitumen Euro BV 50/70 received a Certificate of Compliance with  standard requirements of Turkey and EU (standard  TS 1081 EN 12591) based on the results of independent laboratory researches made by request of Turkey Ministry of Transport. The said researches also include tests on Superpave procedures (Superior Performing Asphalt Pavement) of American  strategic highway research program (SHRP). The results of the tests classify bitumen Euro BV 50/70 as grade PG 64-28, i.e. bitumen meets the established requirements within the temperature range from +64 to -28 °C. This high estimation of Euro bitumen quality produced at JSC "Slavneft-YANOS" suggests that the said product should be in stable demand among users.

 

Annual All- Russian contest "One hundred best commodities of Russia" has been conducted since 1998.  The sponsors of the contest are: Federal Agency on technical regulation and metrology, Interregional Social  organization "Academy of quality problems" and editorial staff of the magazine "Standards and quality". The main goal of the contest is selection of the best samples of Russian commodities and services on competitive basis.  JSC "Slavneft-YANOS" has  permanently participated in the contest "One hundred best commodities of Russia" since 2001. In different years many products produced at the refinery became  laureates and award winners of the contest.