ETC Group strengthening position in chemical industry: opens new labs, launches Oleosintez plant, explores pharmaceutics

ETC Group is a regular participant in trade shows and annually presents a broad range of innovative chemical products at its stand. The company is rapidly strengthening its industrial potential, with two important laboratories focusing on mining chemistry and pharmaceutics opened this year alone.

“Every year, Khimia gives us a perfect platform for expanding business contacts and presenting our new capabilities to the market. In boost its strategic development programme, the company simultaneously launches two new high-tech labs in the fields of mining chemistry and pharmaceutics. As of now, ETC Group has nine cutting-edge laboratories. In addition, ETC obtained a pharmaceutical license in May 2025 and is ready to broaden its portfolio with licensed products. A new project called Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) has kicked off,” said Anna Lebedeva, ETC Group Advertising Manager.

“Another area, the development of which has evoked a keen interest of exhibition visitors, is the launch of the Oleosintez plant that provides deep processing of raw materials to obtain products with specified parameters,” continued Anna Lebedeva.

“The plant produced its first tonnes of products in March 2025. It specializes in the production of oleic acid, its salts, and other oleochemicals widely used in the construction industry, metalworking, detergents, and cosmetics. The technology is based on the hydrolysis of vegetable and animal fats, such as palm, sunflower, and pork. The process involves purifying raw materials, breaking down triglycerides, and separating fatty acids by distillation. Environmental friendliness is high on the agenda: the plant operates on a closed water cycle, and all byproducts are used in other industries.

“The following results had been achieved by September 2025:

• construction was finalized and main production lines were launched,
• industrial batches of new company products were made,
• A ISO 9001 certificate was received.

“Key development areas include a broader line of products, the entry to foreign markets, and further integration of products in the ETC Group product portfolio, such as production of dry mixes, PVC processing, etc.,” concluded Anna Lebedeva.

Arina Kosenkova, Plant Chief Developer, added, “We have proven the quality of our products in the 100 Best Goods of Russia competition. Our next task is to broaden the range of consumers of enterprise products.

“Our products show how innovative technologies, competent management and focus on market needs can lead to success even within a brief time. Our company is sure it has great prospects and new achievements ahead.”