Ten teams became winners of the SIBUR Young Professionals Forum

10 of the 27 enterprise teams became champions and prize-winners Forum of Young Specialists of PJSC SIBUR Holding under the auspices of The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" - the presidential platform project "Russia is a land of opportunity". At the end of the forum, young engineers presented solutions to the company's management, the best of which are planned to be implemented in production.

The regional stages of the forum were held in Nizhnevartovsk, Blagoveshchensk (Bashkortostan), Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tobolsk, Kazan, Balakhna, Perm, Dzerzhinsk, Voronezh and Moscow and brought together young specialists from 16 SIBUR enterprises. Promising solutions for the company and the industry were developed by 109 teams representing SiburTyumenGaz JSC, Zapsibtransgaz LLC, POLYEF JSC, Tomskneftekhim LLC, NIOST, Krasnoyarsk Synthetic Rubber Plant JSC, ZapSibNeftekhim LLC, Kazanorgsintez PJSC, Nizhnekamskneftekhim PJSC, BIAXPLEN LLC, Sibur-Khimprom JSC, SIBUR-Neftekhim JSC, SIBUR-Kstovo LLC, Voronezhsintezkauchuk JSC and SIBUR Digital. SIBUR's students of targeted education from 9 universities and one college also showed themselves at the Forum for the first time.

The forum participants developed ideas for sustainable development, risk management, efficiency, and digitalization of production. In the final, the best 27 teams presented improved solutions to the management of SIBUR enterprises. 

Welcoming the finalists of the forum, Member of the Board of Directors of SIBUR, CEO of ANO "Russia – the Land of Opportunities" Alexey Komissarov He highly appreciated the company's youth policy: "The company is maximally interested in the development of young people from the very first stages of their formation, involving schoolchildren, students and young professionals in solving the challenges facing the petrochemical industry and the environment. That is why SIBUR is a permanent partner of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". SIBUR prepares cases for the School Championship League, and then evaluates the efforts and results of the students, and in the Student League "CASE-IN" SIBUR initiated the launch of the "Petrochemistry" direction. SIBUR's youth teams regularly participate in the League of Young Professionals and win prizes. I am sure that the most profound, non-standard engineering and organizational solutions have reached the final. You have a unique opportunity, together with mentors and experts, to test their "durability" and implement the most viable products in your production facilities in the near future.".

The winners and prize-winners of the project were determined depending on the flow.

In the direction "Risk management. Digitalization of production" the first place was taken by the "Turn on the creative" team: employees of BIAXPLEN LLC Victoria Shvedchenko (captain), Evgeny Mikutsky, Sergey Simonenkov, Daniil Anikanov, Andrey Golovanov and Maxim Fedorov. This is followed by the youth team of Sibur-Neftekhim Crazy Discoverers JSC: Evgeny Kuvshinov (captain), Andrey Mikheev, Roman Eflaev, Ilya Fedoseev, Kristina Semenova, Andrey Gorokhov. The bronze medals were won by the joint ReMez team: specialists from ZapSibNeftekhim LLC and POLYEF JSC Igor Lapshin (captain), Bahrom Saydgaziev, Airat Kuchumov, Alina Ismagilova, Mikhail Gorlov and Alexey Tashpaev.

When deciding to participate in the Forum, the young employees wanted to gain experience by developing a serious project for the company. 

 "A large number of machine tools and equipment are being purchased as part of the project to modernize repair facilities. Our task was to offer a modern solution that would help the development of repair production and allow us to perform work faster and better., – revealed the essence of the project Igor Lapshin. – The benefit of our solution is to improve working conditions and professional development for the welding manufacturer, as well as to speed up the repair process and improve the quality of work performed for the plant as a whole."

Thanks to the Forum, the guys learned how to process and update large amounts of information and interact with specialists from other industries, realizing that any bold decision has the right to life. According to the winners, the knowledge gained on the project will increase the efficiency of daily work in production.

"The main thing for a young specialist, in our opinion, is the desire to develop and acquire new knowledge., – counts Igor Lapin. – SIBUR is a modern company that employs a large number of young professionals, and each of them has a wide range of opportunities for self-realization and development. The best preparation for working in such a significant company will be to gain a wide range of theoretical knowledge. Large and complex production sometimes requires fast and error-free decision-making, which in turn is the key to productivity and stable growth."

In the direction "Managing performance indexes" 4 youth teams were marked at once. The Mendeleevskaya Five team representing ZapSibNeftekhim LLC became the champion: Georgy Anisimov (captain) Georgy Klevtsov, Airat Mazitov, Natalia Denisenko, Evgeny Rychkov and Alexander Zharkenov. Silver went to employees of Sibur-Kstovo JSC Evgeny Rybakov (captain), Georgy Syrtsev, Sergey Solomatin, Lyubava Bukhtoyarova, Alexander Medvedev from the Kefir team.

"The main goal of our team was to develop a technological, environmentally friendly and investment-attractive project that would solve the company's key problems., " He's telling me Lyubava Bukhtoyarova. – In our solution, we propose to recycle toxic waste into reagents that can be reused, as well as reduce the total amount of reagents consumed, which leads to tangible profits. SIBUR is a place of tremendous opportunities, where projects unique to the industry are being implemented. The main thing for a young specialist, I believe, is not to be afraid to demonstrate their ideas and learn new things every day."

The contestants believe that thanks to the Forum, the company receives interesting innovative solutions with an almost ready-made and understandable economic effect. In turn, young professionals have the opportunity to gain experience in solving new cases, learn to work in a team and understand the value of cross-functional interaction. 

The third place was shared by the "Top five" teams (young specialists of Sibur-Neftekhim JSC Alexander Lukichev (captain), Sergey Prizentsov, Ksenia Krygina and Dmitry Savinov) and "EBITDA Rescuers" (employees of Sibur-Khimprom JSC Ruslan Nigmatzyanov (captain), Vasily Strelkov, Pavel Makeev, Artem Andrianov, Anna Glezdeneva and Yuri Markov).

The EBITDA Rescuers team proposed using the existing butyl alcohol production to additionally extract a valuable component from the exhaust gas using membrane technology – propylene, which is the raw material of production. The forum for contestants is a driver for comprehensive development and a great opportunity to become higher–profile specialists.

"The career development of a young specialist is not just about sitting and waiting. Professional growth should be associated with an inner desire and desire to achieve your goals and the ability to set goals in life correctly. Yes, it's not easy, but in the long run it gives tremendous results. And it's not just about working for a large industry company.", - the captain of the team is convinced Ruslan Nigmatzyanov.

In the direction "Sustainable Development (ESG)" The leaders were the young specialists of BIAXPLEN LLC Svetlana Ushakova (captain), Anastasia Popova, Maria Chernysheva, Igor Alkatsev and Alexey Korostelev, united in the Under-30 team. The Aqua-Energy team took the second place. Young specialists of JSC TGC-16 Anna Anikina (Captain) Ratmir Fadeev, Ruslan Bakirov, Artur Gallyamov, Margarita Chigileva, Evgeny Kostylev worked on the case "ESG and Industry 4.0. Managing development".

After analyzing the initial data, the silver medalists proposed one of the water treatment plants, which will reduce the amount of wastewater and the consumption of process water. The most difficult thing, according to the guys, was to organize meetings, because everyone has their own work schedule.

"The main benefit of our project is a significant reduction in the negative environmental impact of water treatment plants at enterprises due to low own needs. Companies and the industry as a whole will be able to reduce operating costs and will have the opportunity to invest the saved funds for further good purposes.", "I'm sure Ratmir Fadeev.

At the Forum, young petrochemists showed their ability to work in a team.

"This format of performances was new to us. I believe that we were able to achieve our goals, because we were noticed and our work was highly appreciated., – noted the captain of the team Anna Anikina. "I will definitely take the ability to work with presentations, public speaking skills and work experience as a team captain into my daily work."

Thanks to the Forum, I learned how to work in a team and create a finished product, search for and analyze information to solve a case. This experience will definitely be useful to me in the future.", "I'm sure Margarita Chigileva.

To work in a large industry company, not only knowledge and the ability to apply it in practice are important, but also flexibility and an unconventional approach to solving various issues, the ambitious specialists of JSC TGC-16 emphasize.

"New employees need to be proactive and sociable. Don't be afraid to take on difficult projects and ask questions, because it's impossible to know everything. SIBUR supports young people by holding such events. This is a great opportunity to prove yourself and overcome various barriers.", – shares his opinion Anna Anikina.

The youth team of Voronezhsintezkauchuk JSC "Expanding Borders" rounded out the top three: Timur Mustakaev (captain), Ruslan Mamonov, Pavel Bezymyannov, Angelika Iskindirova, Gleb Naumov, Sergey Semykin.

Also at the final, during the training events, young specialists from SIBUR enterprises were able to strengthen their professional competencies, learned about the strategic directions of the company's business development and the most important components of a successful project, received feedback and valuable advice from the management based on the results of team performances.

A source: ANO "Russia – the land of opportunities"