Khimprom (, formerly known as Plant 91) was a major producer of industrial and consumer chemical products based in

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, Russia. The company used to manufacture

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nerve agents, and as of 2013 still produced

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chemicals.

History

The plant was established in 1931. The plant began production of

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in 1967; production of both was officially ended before 1987. It was claimed that the plant manufactured 5 to 10 tons of binary nerve agent in 1991 as part of the

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research program, that was subsequently field tested at the Ust'yurt plateau,

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. In the post-Soviet era, the plant manufactured

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, and a range of phosphorus- and fluorine-containing compounds. The company's financial situation grew worse in the late 2000s, and it was officially declared bankrupt in 2012. Production at the plant was fully discontinued in 2014. In January 2015, layoffs began as the enterprise was being liquidated. At the same time, projects were launched to restore the environmental damage caused by the plant during decades of chemical production. As of May 2018, the local government is in talks with the Japan-based

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to build a modern

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plant on the Khimprom site.

Present time

December 27, 2019 - liquidation of the organization. Bankruptcy trustee is Chertkova Inna Valeryevna (for 2024).

References

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External links

Official website
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