Dmitrievsky Chemical Plant () was a chemical plant located in
Kineshma
Kineshma (), the second-largest town in Ivanovo Oblast in Russia, sprawls for along the Volga River, 335 kilometers north-east of Moscow. Population:
Etymology
From a substrate Finno-Ugric language (cf. ('kine', < Proto-Finno-Permic ''*känР...
, the second-largest town in
Ivanovo Oblast
Ivanovo Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It had a population of 927,828 as of the Russian Census (2021), 2021 Russian Census.
Its three largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, cities are Ivanovo (the administrat ...
,
Russia
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. It manufactured
butyl acetate
''n''-Butyl acetate is an organic compound with the formula . A colorless, flammable liquid, it is the ester derived from ''n''-butanol and acetic acid. It is found in many types of fruit, where it imparts characteristic flavors and has a sweet s ...
, and other products including industrial solvents.
It was engulfed in fire in April 2022.
Numerous news sites noted that the fire happened on the same day as the unexplained fire at the
Russian Aerospace Defense Forces
The Russian Aerospace Defence Forces (VVKO) () was a branch of the Russian Armed Forces responsible for aerospace defence, operation of Russian military satellites and the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. It was established on 1 December 2011 and dissolved ...
'
Central Research Institute in
Tver
Tver (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers. Tver is located northwest of Moscow. Population:
The city is ...
.
[
On 26 May 2025, Ukrainian drones struck the facility, which manufacturers explosives and gunpowder for Russian military and civilian use.]
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Chemical plants in Russia
Former buildings and structures in Russia
Buildings and structures in Ivanovo Oblast
2022 fires in Europe
2022 disestablishments in Russia
Industrial fires and explosions in Russia
2022 industrial disasters
History of Ivanovo Oblast
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