SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

Neftekhim operates in accordance with generally accepted principles of sustainable development. We are focused on responsibility for the quality of our products; taking into account the needs of the population and partners when doing business; the use of environmentally friendly and resource-saving technologies; commitment to the principles of industrial safety; preserving the life and health of workers.

Company Commitments to:​
Consumers – continuously provide all enterprises with high-quality organic chemistry products;​
Partners – fulfill obligations flawlessly, build long-term and mutually beneficial cooperation, resolve all issues through constructive dialogue;
Employees – provide jobs and improve the skills of working personnel, pay close attention to HSE;
Population - taking into account the needs of the population when conducting business;
Government agencies – actively participate in governmental programs, facilitate implementation of the Annual Presidential Addresses, assist in solving social issues;
Environmental protection – apply advanced production technologies to mitigate emissions of harmful substances, and promote sustainable use of natural recourses.
The main Neftekhim priority is to ensure safe working conditions for employees, customers, suppliers and visitors. The Occupational Safety and Health Policy includes the Company’s obligations to develop a high level of employee culture in the field of occupational health and safety, and the personal responsibility of each company employee for compliance with OHS requirements.

OHS

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

Industrial safety is ensured both through state supervision of the Industrial Safety Committee Department of Emergency Situations Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Pavlodar Region and Neftekhim own Production Control Department. Production control is the most important element in the safe activities of people and the operation of technical devices in the enterprise.
Production control is carried out by employees of the production control department in order to minimize the risk of harmful effects of hazardous production factors on workers, the population within the estimated zone of the emergency, and the environment. For these purposes Neftekhim carries out internal control measures.
Neftekhim manages health protection issues both in accordance with the HSE requirements of Kazakhstan legislation and HSE international requirements. The company regularly carries out a set of measures to improve working conditions and prevent occupational diseases at work.

HEALTH PROTECTION

ECOLOGY

Neftekhim promotes the principles of sustainable development, doing everything possible to reduce the negative impact of the daily activities of chemical production on the environment. The company operates in accordance with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and makes great efforts to improve all aspects of environmental activities.
In order to ensure compliance with the requirements of environmental legislation and reduce the burden on the environment, Neftekhim annually implements environmental protection measures. In 2023 costs to ensure environmental safety amounted to 25 million tenge.

  • Emissions
The most important Neftekhim principle is compliance with emission standards specified in the environmental impact permit. Due to the implementation of environmental measures, emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere are reduced annually. Atmospheric air monitoring is carried out according to the industrial environmental control program which is part of the environmental impact permit.

  • Waste
Neftekhim has developed a Waste Management Program for 2023-2026. The purpose of management and control of production and consumption waste handling is to reduce its negative impact on the environment. To utilize its own polypropylene and polyethylene wastethe Polymer Waste Recycling Unit is provided in the plant. Every year the volume of recycled waste increases, thus reducing the volume of waste transfer to third-party organizations.

  • Product Transportation
Transportation of waste is carried out using vehicles that ensure the prevention of the harmful effects of transported waste on the environment, public health, and property.
The integrated management system in Neftekhim is a management strategy that integrates various aspects of the company's activities into a single structure. It includes management of quality, HSE and other aspects of business.
ISO 9001 defines the requirements for a quality management system to ensure high quality products or services.

ISO 14001 defines standards for an environmental management system allowing the company to effectively manage the environmental aspects of its activities.
ISO 45001 defines the requirements for an occupational health and safety management system, ensuring safe and healthy working conditions for employees.
The main IMS goal is to ensure comprehensive management of the company’s business processes and increase competitiveness in the market through:
improving the quality of products and services;
  • Risk reduction;
  • Cost reduction;
  • Recourse optimization.

INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (IMS)

SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP

Neftekhim actively participates in the implementation of social partnership projects.

Dual Education

Since 2014 the dual form of education has been successfully implemented in Pavlodar Chemical and Mechanical College and Pavlodar Technological College.

Moreover, in 2022 Neftekhim and Pavlodar Polytechnic Higher College concluded an agreement on dual training according to which students undergo 60 % of practical and theoretical training at the production site and 40 % at the college. In order to build a dual training system curricula were revised, changes were made in the number of hours of theoretical and practical training, special clothing and personal protective equipment were purchased. Experienced mentors are assigned to all students.
Since 2022 Toraighyrov University has been participating in the dual training project for specialities 6B07108 “Chemical Technology of Organic Substances”, 6B07204 “Oil and Gas Engineering”, 6B07102 “Mechanical Engineering”, 6B07106 “Electrical Power Engineering”.

Within the framework of the Joint Operation Agreement a 4-party Memorandum between Neftekhim, Secondary School named after Sultanmakhmut Toraighyrov, Pavlodar Technological College and Toraighyrov University was signed. An agreement was also concluded in order to create a branch of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies Department in Neftekhim. That was done to improve training quality of specialists with higher education on the basis of maximum approximation of the educational process to real production, effective use of human and material/technical capabilities of the enterprise, conduct joint research works involving students, professional development of teaching staff and Neftekhim employees.
Neftekhim chief specialists participate in examination boards evaluating diploma projects of the region leading university and college graduates.

Sponsorship for Educational Institutions
Over the years of cooperation Neftekhim has provided sponsorship to educational institutions to create a training laboratory for polypropylene processing.

Excursions for Students
Neftekhim annually organises excursions for 1 and 2 year students of colleges and students of the sponsored school in order to consolidate general theoretical knowledge on the chosen speciality as well as acquaintance with the plant.