Trends in Multi-Tonnage Chemistry
Representatives of Metafrax Chemicals and Metadynea participated in the conference "Multi-Tonnage Chemistry 2025". The experts discussed the prospects for the development of medium- and low-tonnage chemistry, the formation of infrastructure for the industry in the regions, as well as trends and forecasts for the chemical and petrochemical industries.
The conference, which took place on September 2-3 in Moscow, was attended by Ivan Feoktistov, Director for Strategy at Metafrax Chemicals, Yevgeny Gavrilov, Head of the Project Office for Strategy, as well as Sergei Ivanov, Head of the Center for Research and Development (R&D) at Metadynea.
At the session "Specifics of production segments. Medium-tonnage chemistry", Ivan Feoktistov and industry representatives discussed promising agrochemical products, the synthesis development of active substances for plant protection products and the segment role in the sustainable development of the industry:
“Obviously, agriculture is a driver for many industries, and agrochemistry is no exception here. The session focused on new products for farmers: niche fertilizers, plant protection products and crop preservation. I can conclude that the ongoing projects at Metafrax Chemicals and Metadynea, which our colleague Irina Khasanova reported on, fully correspond to this trend.”
Yevgeny Gavrilov, Head of the Project Office for Strategy at Metafrax Chemicals, moderated the discussion club "Problems and Challenges for the development of low-tonnage chemistry in Russia." The focus was on the competitiveness of Russian manufacturers, the need for government support when entering narrow product markets, as well as the use of payback assessment systems for new projects. The participants discussed the role of young scientists, the risks and barriers to launching new projects, as well as the potential of industrial and technology parks to accommodate low-tonnage industries.
During the conference, representatives of the scientific community also raised issues of the increasing role of AI in the development of low-tonnage chemistry. The key elements of modernization for production and laboratory research, as well as the main points of growth for the industry in this direction were discussed. Among the technologies presented, microreactor synthesis and its potential in controlling complex chemical reactions were noted.
Sergei Ivanov, Head of the Center for Research and Development (R&D) at Metadynea, highlighted a number of ideas presented at the conference:
“In terms of technologies for the development of low–tonnage products, there were interesting reports on process modeling, both in IT products and during laboratory experiments. The idea of swing capacities is also worthy of attention: the creation and switching of operating parameters of multipurpose equipment for the production of small and micro-tonnage products. It seems that this is one of the most promising tools for achieving a payback in such projects.”