The finalist of the SIBUR Young Professionals Forum has been determined in Perm

Perm hosted the qualifying stage of the SIBUR Corporate Forum of Young specialists under the auspices of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", which is part of the Presidential Platform "Russia – the Land of Opportunities". The winners of the stage will represent their region at the final of the forum at the SIRIUS Center in Sochi.  In total, more than 600 young specialists from SIBUR enterprises in more than 10 regions of the country are participating in the forum.

SIBUR youth teams from the Republic of Bashkortostan, Tomsk Region, Perm Territory, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Tyumen Region, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra, Voronezh Region and Nizhny Novgorod Region share their innovative projects during the forum.

The Director General of ANO "Russia – the land of Opportunities" sent a parting message to the forum participants Alexey Komissarov: "You work in a rapidly developing industry and in one of the most innovative companies in Russia. This places high demands on you: you are expected not only to have professional knowledge and skills, but also to constantly develop and be ready to learn. Your forum brings together representatives of 11 companies of the company, and this is a great chance for you to "upgrade" and prove yourself. But the forum is not just a competition, but also teamwork, an exchange of ideas, an opportunity to meet colleagues from different regions, feel like a common SIBUR team and make new friends in different cities."

Ambitious employees of Sibur-Khimprom demonstrated innovative solutions for the company and the petrochemical industry in the capital of the Perm Region.

Four teams competed for tickets to the final of the project, which will be held in the fall at the SIRIUS Center in Sochi. 

Welcoming the participants, Chief Technologist of Sibur-Khimprom JSC, Chairman of the Expert Commission Yuri Belkin noted: "Participation in the qualifying stage is already a big victory for the guys. During their work on projects, they gained invaluable experience, learned how to organize themselves, analyze data, prepare materials and presentations. These skills are very difficult to master in everyday work, so such projects are of particular value."

Head of the production shift at Sibur-Khimprom JSC, captain of the SIBUR national team in the League of Young Specialists of the CASE-IN Championship in 2019, 2020 and 2021 Vasily Strelkov counts: "This project is the beginning of a long journey for the contestants. Here, employees learn a huge amount of new information, shape themselves, learn how to work with industry-relevant tasks and achieve success. Participation in the championship is a chance for everyone. It helps professionals develop and take the first significant steps in their careers. The company will definitely appreciate the efforts of its employees and give them new opportunities for growth."

Chairman of the Sibur-Khimprom youth Movement Anna Mosyagina Speaking to the experts, she stressed that it is necessary to use the chances offered by this championship and life in general, to always say "yes" to new trends and challenges. In this case, it is possible to achieve success and reach a new professional level.

 The participants had to develop and present their solutions on a single topic "New vectors of development". The results of the work were evaluated by leading experts of Sibur-Khimprom JSC.

The project of the HimTeam team, which included Daria Sorochan (captain), Roman Abdulin, Dmitry Krutikov, Matvey Nichkov, Ivan Vaganov, and Sergey Markidonov, was recognized as the most successful. The team's task was to create an optimal cyclogram for the synthesis of DOTF (dioctyl terephthalate), and to do this, reduce the average reactor synthesis time. According to the contestants, the main idea of installing an automatic analytical system for monitoring the acid number of the reaction mixture in the reactor unit was related to this. This system allows you to perform laboratory analysis to determine the acid number automatically without human intervention. Currently, the selection and analysis is performed manually by the operator.

As team captain Daria Sorochan notes, during the qualifying stage, it was useful for specialists to study the technology of a particular production, share their experience with colleagues, and learn the best from experts at the level of department heads.

"While solving the case, we managed to master such skills as teamwork, the ability to listen to each other and delve into each other's idea, and involvement in the process, which provides great opportunities for interesting ideas and future solutions.", - says the captain of the triumphators.

According to Sergey Markidonov thanks to the championship, the company itself and its young staff will develop: "First of all, this is a "fresh" look at fairly advanced production technologies and ways to maintain the proper condition of equipment, bringing experts and employees of the company closer together to successfully solve problems, the possibility of implementing solutions received from project participants with a subsequent increase in production and profit."

Roman Abdulin gave advice to young professionals starting their career in a large company: "The most important thing is not to be afraid. It is very important to constantly try yourself in something new, to be open to complex tasks and challenges, to accept them, because more experienced colleagues will always help with the solution, will give their expert assessment. SIBUR constantly holds various events, forums, and meetings with students. It seems to me that such events make the company more open and attractive for a young specialist."

The HimTeam team has been recognized as the winner of the qualifying stage and will now represent its company at the final finals in Sochi. But before that, young specialists will have to work out their decision in detail, having received expert advice and having passed master classes from top management and additional training. 

The chairman of the expert commission, Yuri Belkin, summing up the stage, noted that the participants proposed many interesting topics and qualitatively argued their ideas.: "I am glad that all the projects have touched upon the topic of ecology, which the company attaches great importance to.  In fact, it is very difficult to build a good investment solution the first time. After all, you need to calculate all the risks and assess the economic components. Therefore, I ask you not to upset the team members whose projects the experts have sent for further processing. Further work will allow us to work together to create logically structured projects that can then be put into practice."