HIP-Petrohemija
Serbian petrochemical company
HIP–Petrohemija (Serbian: ХИП-Петрохемија), or simply Petrohemija, is a Serbian petrochemical company, with the headquarters in Pančevo, Serbia. It is majority owned by NIS.
The company owns petrochemical complexes located in Pančevo, Elemir and Crepaja. It specializes in producing HDPE, LDPE and other petrochemical products with an annual production capacity of 700,000 tonnes.
History
In 1962, a Yugoslav industrial giant – "Hemijska Industrija Pančevo" (eng. Chemical Industry of Pančevo") – was founded with headquarters in Pančevo. In 1968, HIP-Petrohemija (for petrochemicals) was split from the company and in 1975 HIP-Azotara (for mineral fertilizers) was separated from the original company.
HIP-Petrohemija was built on the success of HIP-Azotara, and only by 1990, the companies were completely separated. HIP-Azotara never claimed its share in the ownership of HIP-Petrohemija, as both were in the state-ownership.
Due to the international sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the production in HIP-Petrohemija completely stopped. In 1996, the company facilities started production once again.
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