據烴加工2021年4月23日莫斯科報道，俄羅斯最大的石油化工公司西布爾(Sibur)和俄羅斯石化巨頭塔伊夫集團4月23日表示，俄羅斯兩家石化巨頭將合并各自的石油化工業務，打造全球五大聚烯烴和橡膠制品生產商之一。

　　以私人擁有的西布爾為首的俄羅斯能源企業，正日益將重點轉向石化行業，以利用這個快速增長的行業來抵消原油出口市場波動的影響。

　　兩家公司在一份聲明中表示：“此次合并將使新公司的石化業務在全球市場上更具競爭力，能夠提高其對市場波動的抵御能力，并釋放俄羅斯石化行業的進一步增長潛力。”

　　塔伊夫集團表示，這項協議將幫助塔伊夫集團加快其2030年戰略發展計劃中的關鍵項目，未來10年將有超過1.5萬億盧布(200億美元)的投資。

　　東歐最大的石化產品生產商西布爾稱現有的塔伊夫集團股東將獲得PJSC 西布爾控股公司15%的股份，作為交換，他們將轉移塔伊夫集團旗下石化和能源公司集團的控股權。

　　塔伊夫集團的剩余股份隨后可能由合并后的新公司收購。

　　李峻 編譯自 烴加工

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　　Russia's Sibur, TAIF merge petrochemical businesses

　　Russia's Sibur and TAIF will combine their petrochemical businesses to create one of world's top five producers of polyolefin and rubber products, they said on Friday.

　　Russian energy companies, led by privately owned Sibur, have increasingly been shifting their focus to petrochemicals in a drive to capitalise on the fast-growing sector and offset the volatile market for crude oil exports.

　　"This combination will make the new company's petrochemical operations more competitive in the global market, improve its resilience to market fluctuations, and also unlock further growth potential of Russia's petrochemical industry," the companies said in a statement.

　　TAIF said the deal would help TAIF Group accelerate key projects in its 2030 strategic development programme that will see more than 1.5 trillion roubles ($20 billion) of investments over the next 10 years.

　　Sibur, the largest petrochemicals producer in eastern Europe, said existing TAIF shareholders would receive a 15% stake in PJSC Sibur Holding in exchange for transferring a controlling interest in TAIF's group of petrochemical and energy firms.

　　The remaining stake in TAIF can be subsequently purchased by the combined company.