SIBUR's target students at NSTU reached the final of the CASE-IN championship

Nizhny Novgorod Polytechnic University students enrolled in the SIBUR target program have successfully passed the qualifying stage and reached the finals of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship. This is reported by the company's press service. 

The Bypass team consisting of Alexander Khvalin, Roman Germanov, Evgeny Derevyanko and Alexander Pazavin took the second place at the qualifying stage of the championship in the direction of Petrochemistry. The students solved the problem of organizing plastic recycling on the premises of the POLYEF enterprise located in Bashkortostan. 

"After studying the case and calculating dozens of options, we came to the conclusion that the methods that exist today do not allow us to completely replace the main raw materials with secondary ones. Therefore, our team decided to combine two technologies - mechanical and chemical. This will make it possible to use more than 50% of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in the production of new products," explained team captain Alexander Khvalin. 

To organize the collection of raw materials, the team proposed using fandomats – robotic units that ensure the recycling of used PET containers. "This option allows you to involve the maximum number of people in garbage collection, thereby helping both production and nature," Roman Germanov noted.

In the fall of 2020, the Bypass team will compete in the finals of the Student League of the CASE-IN Championship in Moscow.

"We are very happy that we managed to win a prize, and even more so, to get to the finals. Our team will be proud to represent our university and SIBUR company. We hope that we will be able to prove ourselves one hundred percent in the final," Evgeny Derevyanko said.

"Playing in the championship is a new experience for us. Modern education is closely related to practice, case analysis and solving specific problems. This is the only way to become true professionals in your field," says Alexander Pazavin.

The qualifying stage of the Student League of the Engineering Championship "CASE IN" was held at the end of April in full-time and part-time at the Dzerzhinsk Polytechnic Institute of NSTU. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was organized using the Webinar platform for online events. 

The expert commission evaluated the projects and presentations of the teams according to the criteria "technology", "innovativeness" (originality and novelty of solutions), "economics", "presentation and presentation" and "answers to expert questions". Four teams took part in the competition in the direction of "Petrochemistry". 

SIBUR and the R.E. Alekseev NSTU are implementing joint training and retraining programs for the company's enterprises operating in Kstovo, Dzerzhinsk, Balakhna and Tobolsk. 

There are 4 plants of the company operating in the Nizhny Novgorod region: SIBUR-Kstovo, RusVinil (Kstovo, JV SIBUR and Solvay), SIBUR-Neftekhim (Dzerzhinsk) and BIAXPLEN (Balakhna). The products of these enterprises are used in the production of antiseptics, medical products, protective equipment – masks, suits, gloves, shoe covers – and packaging materials with barrier properties that keep water, food, and household items clean.

A source: Business News