Argon in Russia: Production, Market and Forecast (2 edition)

Annotation

1. Introduction

2. Requirements for the quality of argon

3. Equipment used for the production of argon in Russia

4. Argon production in Russia (2010-2021)

5. The main producers of argon in Russia

PJSC NLMK

PJSC MMK

Chemical enterprises

Specialized companies

Air Liquide

Linde

Praxair (Praksea Rus)

OJSC Cryogenmash / LLC CryoGas

6. Export-import of argon in Russia (2010-2020, 9 months 2021)

7. Argon prices (2010-2021)

8. Consumption of argon in Russia (2010-2021)

8.1. Production-demand balance and argon use structure

8.2. The main areas of argon consumption and trends in their development

Ferrous metallurgy

Other main areas of consumption

9. Forecast of production and consumption of argon in Russia until 2030

Appendix. Contact information about the main participants in the argon market in Russia

Table 1: Argon quality requirements (GOST 5583-78)

Table 2: Main technical characteristics of cryogenic ASUs of OJSC "Cryogenmash", producing argon

Table 3: Deliveries of ASUs by JSC Cryogenmash to Russian enterprises (1992-2018)

Table 4: Deliveries of ASPs from Western companies to Russian enterprises (2006-2023)

Table 5: Dynamics of argon production by Russian enterprises by industry in 2010-2021, million m3

Table 6: Dynamics of argon production by the main Russian regions in 2010-2021, thousand m3

Table 7: Argon production by Russian enterprises in 2010-2020, H1 2021, thousand m3

Table 8: Dynamics of argon production by the largest producers (TOP-10) in 2017-2020, million m3

Table 9: Production of liquid argon by Russian enterprises in 2010-2020, thousand m3

Table 10: Dynamics of steel and argon production at NLMK in 2010-2021, thousand tons, thousand m3

Table 11: Air separation plants of large steel companies for the production of argon

Table 12: NLMK's commercial argon supplies by rail in 2004-2020, t

Table 13: Dynamics of steel and argon production at MMK in 2010-2021, mln t, mln m3

Table 14: Argon production by chemical industry enterprises (2010-2020), thousand m3

Table 15: Argon production by Air Liquide divisions in Russia (2010-2020, 1H 2021), thousand m3

Table 16: Main financial indicators of Air Liquide LLC in 2014-2020, million rubles

Table 17: Argon production by Linde divisions in Russia in 2010-2020, 1H 2021, thousand m3

Table 18: Main financial indicators of OJSC “LGR” in 2012-2020, million rubles

Table 19: Argon production by Praxea Rus divisions in Russia in 2010-2020, H1 2021, thousand m3

Table 20: Main financial indicators of Praxea Rus LLC in 2013-2020, million rubles

Table 21: Argon production by JSC Cryogenmash/LLC Cryogas in Russia in 2010-2020, 1H 2021, thousand m3

Table 22: Key financial indicators of CryoGas LLC in 2013-2020, million rubles

Table 23: Directions of import deliveries of argon to the Russian Federation in 2010-2020, , 9 months 2021 t/thous. Doll.

Table 24: Russian companies importing argon in 2010-2015, thousand tons

Table 25: Russian companies importing liquid argon in 2016-2020, 9 months 2021, thousand tons*

Table 26: Russian argon imports from Kazakhstan and Belarus by regions of supply in 2018-2020, 9 months 2021, thousand tons

Table 27: Directions of export deliveries of argon from the Russian Federation in 2010-2016, t/thous. Doll.

Table 28: Export of argon from the Russian Federation to Kazakhstan and Belarus by region of origin in 2018-2020, 9 months 2021, thousand tons

Table 29: Russian argon exporting companies in 2016-2020, 9 months 2021, thousand tons*

Table 30: Average annual selling prices of argon by metallurgical enterprises in 2013-2020, rub./m3

Table 31: Average annual export and import prices of the Russian Federation for liquid argon in comparison with the prices of Ukrainian supplies in 2016-2021, USD/t

Table 32: Average annual export prices for liquid argon from a number of Russian suppliers in 2017-2021, USD/t

Table 33: Balance of production and consumption of argon in Russia in 2010-2021, million m3

Table 34: Companies receiving liquid argon by rail in Russia in 2004-2020, t

Table 35: Companies-recipients and suppliers of liquid argon based on the results of competitions and tenders held in Russia in 2014-2021, t; thousand roubles

Table 36: Large companies-recipients and suppliers of gaseous argon based on the results of competitions and tenders held in Russia in 2013-2021, thousand m3; thousand roubles

Table 37: Argon consumption when welding different metals, l/min

Figure 1: Structure of industrial gases production in Russia (2020), %

Figure 2: Types and characteristics of air separation units of JSC Cryogenmash

Figure 3: Technological layout of the ASU equipment of the KAAr_1.5 / 0.3 type manufactured by Cryogenmash OJSC

Figure 4: Technological layout of the equipment of the ASU of the KdAdAr type manufactured by Cryogenmash OJSC

Figure 5: Dynamics of argon production in Russia in 2010-2020 1H 2021, mln m3

Figure 6: Structure of argon production in Russia by industry (averaged for 2010-2021), %

Figure 7: Regional structure of argon production in Russia (averaged for 2010-2021), %

Figure 8: Structure of argon production in Russia by main manufacturing enterprises (2020), %

Figure 9: Dynamics of exports and imports of argon in the Russian Federation in 2010-2020, 9 months 2021, thousand tons

Figure 10: Offer prices for liquid argon from a number of Russian companies, thousand rubles/t

Figure 11: Dynamics of average annual sales prices for liquid argon in 2014-2021, thousand rubles/t

Figure 12: Dynamics of average annual contract import prices of the Russian Federation for argon in 2010-2020, 9 months 2021, USD/t

Figure 13: Sectoral structure of argon consumption in Russia in 2020, %

Figure 14: Average industry structure of recipients of commercial argon in Russia by rail transport (2004-2020), %

Figure 15: Estimated structure of commercial argon use in Russia, %

Figure 16: Industry structure of Russian enterprises that purchased liquid argon at open tenders in 2014-2021, %

Figure 17: Estimated structure of argon use in the Russian iron and steel industry in 2020, %

Figure 18: Dynamics of production of oxygen-converter steel (BOS) and electric steel in the ferrous metallurgy of the Russian Federation in 2009-2020, million tons

Figure 19: Forecast of production and consumption of argon in Russia