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= NIOCHIM = State Scientific Research and Design Institute of Basic Chemistry (NIOCHIM) is a leading Ukrainian engineering, chemical company headquartered in Kharkiv, Ukraine. NIOCHIM performs comprehensive research, design and development works in the field of plant establishment and update of basic chemistry products, including soda ash and food soda, while ensuring health and environment safety.

History
On September 21, 1923 the institute was established in Kharkiv, then capital of Ukraine, under initial name of Ukrainian State Institute of Applied Chemistry (UkrGIPH). It dwelt with all chemical plants which existed in Ukraine at that time.

In 1938-1941 the institute became All-Union Research Center of Soda Ash Industry.

In 1944 the institute was renamed VISP (All-Union Institute of Soda Ash Industry). Within short terms the institute successfully developed novel designs of column equipment and performed research aimed to improve ammonia soda process running.

From 1949 VISP became general engineering contractor of Donets Soda Factory (now Lisichansk Soda Company) and implemented its first large-scale project – capacity expansion of this plant up to 430 000 tpa soda ash. In 1958 VISP was reorganized into Research Institute of Basic Chemistry (NIOCHIM). It began research in process engineering of barium salts, mineral fillers, adsorbents, sodium sulfate and hydrogen sulfate, coagulants and other chemicals.

In 1960 - the institute became general engineering contractor of Sloviansk Soda Combine.

On April 30, 1965 the institute was reorganized into State Research and Design Institute of Basic Chemistry (NIOCHIM). This gave start to extensive research on process engineering of soda ash and connected products, inorganic peroxides, filtration, crystallization, evaporation, drying of chemicals. At the same time engineering of new plants and update of existing ones went on.

In 1967-1969 the institute became general contractor of Sterlitamak Soda Cement Combine and Berezniki Soda Factory, in 1970s Mikhailovka Soda Factory, Leninsk Mining Chemical Factory, Kuchuk Sulfate Plant, Kara-Bogaz-Gol Sulfate Plant.

In 1969 NIOCHIM concentrated on engineering of Crimean Soda Plant that became the leading Ukrainian soda ash manufacturer.

In early 1970s waste-free soda ash process with comprehensive processing of nepheline ores was started for the first time in world practice and later successfully implemented at Pikalyovo and Achinsk Alumina Plants.

In the following years NIOCHIM continued to update ammonia process soda ash plants and construct new units: calcium chloride, ammonium chloride, barium and strontium salts, silica white, fumed silica, fine-grained calcium hydroxide, precipitated calcium carbonate, fire extinguishing powders, phosphorous compounds, household chemicals in republics of the former USSR.

The institute conducted research of fumed silica, industrial grade sodium sulfite, industrial grade magnesium chloride (bischofite), industrial grade magnesium sulfate (epsomite), sodium sulfide and hydrogen sulfide. Thorough studies of raw material sources were made for ammonia soda plants, Kuchuk Sulfate Plant, Kara-Bogaz-Gol Sulfate Plant.

NIOCHIM engineered and participated in construction of operating soda ash plant in Bulgaria (Devnya, 1975) and of caustic soda plant in Ethiopia (Zeway, 1993-1994).

The institute’s scientific and technical achievements found high demand both in Ukraine and in many other countries.

Particularly, NIOCHIM has engineered a soda ash plant at Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. Preliminary engineering studies are performed for some other countries.

In 2003–2007 some novel efficient processes and equipment were developed and introduced. A dense soda plant on the basis of steam calciners was engineered for Crimean Soda Plant Company. Modern high capacity columns have been installed at soda ash plants in Poland and Turkey. At "BSC", Sterlitamak, Russia a liquid calcium chloride plant was commissioned. Reconstruction was engineered for soda ash plant # 2, brine purification unit, distiller effluebt  filtration unit, granular calcium chloride unit of this company. Since 2005 a sodium hydrogen sulfide plant has been successfully operated at Perm Oil and Gas Refinery, Russia.

In 2007 a high capacity distillation gas condenser cooler for Janikosoda Plant (Poland) and distillation column update were designed.

In 2007-2010 concept was developed for step-by-step capacity increase up to 665 000 tpa for Soda Polska CIECH soda ash plant in Inowroclaw (Poland).

In 2010 a feasibility study was successfully developed of standard quality raw brine obtaining from halite process waste for Berezniki Soda Ash Plant (Russia).

In 2011 detailed documentation for general engineering of 400 000 tpa soda ash plant  in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan was developed.

In 2013 Investments Substantiation of construction and basic technical solutions for soda ash capacity increase up to 1 300 000 tpa for soda ash plant in Sterlitamak (Russia) was developed. Technical documentation for distillation column update basing on the existing equipment for Soda Mątwy Plant (Poland)

was developed. Effective automatic system of ammonia content control in distiller lye was implemented at Soda Sanayii A.Ş Plant in Mersin (Turkey) was implemented.

In 2014 due to Crimea annexation Ukraine was left without its own soda ash capacities. NIOCHIM launched initiative to create soda ash plant in the mainland of Ukraine as part of import substitution measures. Slovyansk site was selected for the new plant taking into account raw materials sources situated nearby. Feasibility study has been developed, the project is examined at various authorities and in business circles.

In 2015 Investments Substantiation of construction for 200 000 tpa soda ash plant in Kyzylorda Region (Kazakhstan).

Technical documentation was prepared for update of existing distillation system at Stassfurt Ash Plant, Germany.

In 2016 a feasibility study for 100 000 tpa soda ash plant in Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan was developed.

In 2016 Chemical Metallurgy Plant (Donske, Donetsk Region, Ukraine) which is anchor plant of Donske Industrial Park became a NIOCHIM’s subdivision.

In 2016 NIOCHIM developed technical documentation for carbonation system update at GHCL Ltd. (India).

In 2017 NIOCHIM’s recommendations for decrease of raw material consumption were successfully implemented at the above mentioned plant.

In 2018 documentation was developed for a new increased capacity carbonation column to be built into  existing process was developed.

In 2018-2019 detailed engineering was performed for 100 000 tpa soda ash plant in Novotroitsk, Russia was developed.

In 2018 mushroom carbonation columns developed by NIOCHIM were assermbled and commissioned at Nirma Ltd plant. 200 tpd refined food sodium bicarbonate plant was commissioned there according to the institute’s basic engineering. This made India completely free of this product import. Resource-saving process for raw sodium bicarbonate washing has been implemented, carbonation process at soda ash plant improved.

In 2018 design flow diagram for brine purification at Saukem plant (India) has been implemented.

In 2019 basic engineering documentation for the first 100 tpa pharmaceutical sodium bicarbonate plant in India was developed. The plant is owned by Tata Chemicals Ltd.

In 2018-2019 NIOCHIM specialists participated in construction of soda ash plant owned by RSPL Company (India). Its first line reached design capacity in February 2020. At this plant NIOCHIM for the first time in its history used dry liming which substantially decreases expensive steam consumption in the course of process.

Fields of research
NIOCHIM is the leading research organization for development of more than 60 chemical products in Ukraine, the most important of them being:


 * soda ash
 * sodium bicarbonate (food soda)
 * caustic soda
 * sodium sulfate
 * calcium chloride, industrial and high purity grades (including phosphate-inhibited grade for traffic application)
 * table salt, food and industrial grades
 * magnesium salts (bischofite, epsomite), magnesium oxide and hydroxide
 * fumed and precipitated silica fillers, including modified grades
 * fire-extinguishing and explosion-extinguishing powders.

NIOCHIM can also propose manufacturing technologies for the following products:


 * sodium hydrosulfide, sulfide, percarbonate, sesquicarbonate, bisulfate
 * ammonium chloride
 * calcium hydroxide, industrial and high purity grades
 * calcium carbonate, synthetic and high purity grades, limestone
 * potassium carbonate, sulfate, chloride
 * calcium carbonate-based fillers: natural chalk (ground, fine-grain), including polymer and paint filler grades
 * synthetic calcium carbonate
 * silica-based fillers: products from soda ash plant
 * natural and synthetic zeolites for variegated applications
 * industrial detergents, etc.

NIOCHIM is residence of national (TC53) and international (ITC142) technical committees on standards “Soda Ash and Connected Products, Barium Salts, Sulfates from Liquid Resources and Active Fillers”.

NIOCHIM is Ukrainian leading organization on standards in chemical products (GOS79); in basic chemical industry environment protection and labor safety measures; leading organization in metrological service.

Our developments were awarded Prize of Council of Ministers of USSR (1981), Ukrainian State Prizes in Science and Technology (1978, 1999).

NIOCHIM researchers publish their works in domestic and international special press.

The institute issues Collection of Works “Chemistry and Process Engineering of Basic Chemical Plants” included into official list of Ukrainian special scientific publications.

Fields of engineering
Comprehensive engineering of production facilities in


 * chemical industry
 * pharmaceutical industry
 * food and processing industry
 * civil engineering, including basic production facilities, utilities and infrastructure.

NIOCHIM engineering and budgeting documentation includes such sections:


 * process engineering
 * civil engineering
 * water supply and sewage
 * heating and ventilation
 * power supply, lighting, discharge protection
 * heat, steam, gas supply
 * service and communication lines within and outside plant site
 * process control systems
 * budget calculations
 * labor protection
 * safety aspects
 * construction schedule
 * environment protection.

NIOCHIM performs design documentation for equipment and instruments of chemical and connected plants.

NIOCHIM acts as general engineering contractor, renders services in design submission to relevant authorities, equipment procurement, organization of construction works, supervision as well as participates in turnkey projects.

Our CAD is equipped with up-to-date automatic design and documentation issuance equipment permitting to  perform engineering works in strict conformity with ISO–9001:2000.

Main Projects
NIOCHIM is one of the leaders at the engineering services market. The institute has designed and constructed many soda ash and other chemical products plants in Poland, Germany, India, Turkey, Iran and other countries.

Structure
Today NIOCHIM’s has branches at six locations in Ukraine:

Kharkiv – Headquarters and Experimental Plant;

Kyiv – Maintenance Shop;

Kalush – Institute of Halurgy ;

Vinnytsya – Experimental Mechanical Plant;

Odessa – Office;

Donskoe – Chemical Metallurgy Plant.