Anhydride Plant in Ruse, Bulgaria for Ruse Chemicals

At a glance

"RUSE CHEMICALS" AD is a subsidiary of the POLICOLOR Group, with its main shareholder being "Whitebeam Holdings Limited" in Malta, owned by the Romanian company "Policolor". Located in Ruse, Bulgaria, the company has a production site of 111,864 sqm. It operates under a BASF license and has been producing Phthalic and Maleic anhydrides since 1991, with an annual capacity of 22,000 metric tons and 700 metric tons respectively. The company also has installations for crystallization and packaging, chemically demineralized water production, and waste incineration. Its products are mainly sold in Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Greece, and Ukraine.

"RUSE CHEMICALS" AD is a part of POLICOLOR Group. The main shareholder is "Whitebeam Holdings Limited" having its registered offices in Malta, owned by the company "Policolor", Romania.

„RUSE CHEMICALS” AD is situated in the town of Ruse on the northern Bulgarian border and 71 km away from the capital of Romania - Bucharest. The company owns a production site of 111,864 sqm / fully independent from Orgachim Jsc/. 

The installation for production of Phthalic and Maleic anhydrides is made under BASF license and started operation in 1991. The annual production capacity for Phthalic anhydride is 22,000 metric tons and for Maleic anhydride is 700 metric tons. 

Apart from the installation for anhydride production, the company owns installations: for crystallization and packaging of Phthalic anhydride, for production of chemically demineralized water; incineration of liquid and solid waste thus providing wasteless production.

The produced quantities of Phthalic and Maleic anhydrides the company sells mainly in Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Greece, Ukraine etc.