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Schlumberger www.slb.com
is the leading oilfield services provider, trusted to deliver superior results and improved E&P performance for oil and gas companies around the world. Through our well site operations and in our research and engineering facilities, we are working to develop products, services and solutions that optimize customer performance in a safe and environmentally sound manner.Schlumberger was founded on breakthrough technology more than 80 years ago. Today, our commitment to technology innovation continues to provide the cornerstone for developing new generations of solutions that meet the changing needs of our customers.

ESN Group of Companies
BERYOZKIN Grigory Victorovich

Open Joint Stock Company MMC Norilsk Nickel www.nornik.ru/en
is the world's largest producer of palladium and nickel, one of the leading platinum producers and one of the largest copper producers. The Company also produces a large number of by-products, including metallic cobalt, rhodium, silver, gold, tellurium, selenium, iridium and ruthenium.
Norilsk Nickel Group is engaged in prospecting, exploration, mining, beneficiation and metallurgical processing of minerals, with further production, marketing and sale of non-ferrous and precious metals.

DuPont www.dupont.com
Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel.

Eurocement Group www.eurocem.ru

TOKYO BOEKI Ltd. www.tokyo-boeki.co.jp
Since our founding in 1947, Tokyo Boeki has steadfastly evolved into an independent specialized trading company with its own unique style of business and management. We make full use of our distinctive talents to provide customers with products and services mainly in the businesses of energy-industry machinery; resources, energy, metals, and materials; and other fields directly tied to key industries.

RENOVA Group of Companies www.renova.ru
is the leading Russian asset management company. RENOVA Group is a stakeholder and strategic investor of leading Russian stand-alone and holding companies in the metallurgical, oil, machine engineering, mining, chemical, construction, housing & utilities and financial sectors.

HELiOS IT-OPERATOR it-operator.ru
is a company driven by innovation. Our mission is to provide comprehensive IT servicing and support, taking into account the individuality of each of our clients and their unique demands. Our aim is to ensure that your crucial IT systems works continuously and without fail, to reduce our clients' expenses when creating and using information systems, and to increase the efficiency of their IT infrastructure at the same time. At first glance, it may seem that all we do is work on individual orders from governmental institutions and corporate clients, creating and servicing their information systems. However, in reality, what we care about is allowing you to get on with your work in peace, without being distracted from important tasks. Our innovative approach to business means that every single day brings small new discoveries. Thanks to this, our clients can always achieve serious results.

Institute for New Carbon Materials and Technologies inumit.ru

The Russian Chemists Union www.ruschemunion.ru
consolidates leading production companies of Russian chemical industry, research and educational institutions as well as chemistry-related Unions, Associations and vertically integrated structures ("Sybur", "FosAgro", "LUKOIL-Neftechim", "EuroChim", "Nizhnekamskneftechim", etc.). Russian chemical industry today is a large and complex system that incorporates petrochemical and chemical industries and other related branches. To comply with complex structure of chemical industry, the RCU is managed by the Board, formed by 36 professionals, each one being responsible for his specific sector of chemical industry. The Union is lead by the President and nine Vice-Presidents. In its everyday business, the Union in involved in the development of technical regulations and legal acts concerning the circulation of chemicals and precursors, as well as other routine issues related to chemical industry. One of the key partners of the RCU is Russian Chemical Trade Union which was a counterpart and signatory to the 2005-06 Industrial Tariff Agreement for Chemical, Petrochemical, Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Industries. The Agreement has provided stable labor relations, secured efficient operation of chemical companies, protected social and economic rights and other legal privileges of the employees. Russian Chemical Union is one of the organizers for national and international industrial fairs and shows, held on the largest Russian sites: "Chemistry", "Plastics Industry Show", "InterLakokraska", "Tires and Rubber", "Bytchimexpo", "ExpoChemistry", "UralExpoChemistry", "AnalyticaExpo", "ChAgExpo" and others. The Union pays utmost attention to international co-operation. As an example, the Union has signed a "Responsible Care" Protocol to urge Russian companies on voluntary compliance to international standards and regulations for labor safety and environment protection. As part of the program we organized seminars, "round table" discussions and on-site presentations to spread up the best business practice. You are welcome to co-operate with the Russian Chemical Union and take membership with us.

JSC "SIBUR" http://www.sibur.ru/eng/main.shtml
Although Joint Stock Company SIBUR Holding appeared on the business scene as late as in December 2005, it has already made a name for itself in and outside Russia. In fact, many specialists associate it with JSC AK Sibur that was by right considered a leader of the national petrochemistry in the recent years. JSC SIBUR Holding is a vertically integrated setup that processes considerable volumes of hydrocarbon stock in Russia all along the line starting from primary treatment all the way to consumer product manufacturing. The enterprises that make up the Holding produce over one hundred petrochemical products. From the strategic viewpoint it's of vital importance that SIBUR Holding is a major subsidiary of JSC Gazprom. Thanks to Gazprom's support, its petrochemical subsidiary Sibur managed to survive the year 2002, which was really tough for the Company, and significantly increased production and operation efficiency. The Gazprom Board of Directors' decision of February 4, 2005 to establish a new company on the basis of JSC AK Sibur's petrochemical assets marked the final stage in petrochemical business reorganization. As a result, JSC SIBUR Holding was born.

Oil Transporting Joint Stock Company Transneft www.transneft.ru
Founder - Government of the Russian Federation.

Bruker Companies www.bruker.com
one of the world's most comprehensive range of scientific instrumentation available under one brand - a brand synonymous with excellence, innovation and quality.

Publishing house "DROFA" www.drofa.ru
is one of the biggest publishers in Russia. It produces lots of educational literature for different levels from preschool to graduate.

BASF www.basf.com
is the world's leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine chemicals to crude oil and natural gas. As a reliable partner to virtually all industries, BASF's high-value products and intelligent system solutions help its customers to be more successful. BASF develops new technologies and uses them to meet the challenges of the future and open up additional market opportunities. It combines economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility, thus contributing to a better future. BASF has over 95,000 employees and posted sales of 52.6 billion Euro in 2006. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA), New York (BF) and Zurich (AN).

Procter&Gamble www.pg.com
Three billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. Our corporate tradition is rooted in the principles of personal integrity, respect for the individual and doing what's right for the long-term.

Bayer MaterialScience www.bayermaterialscience.com
With 2006 sales of 10.2 billion euros (continuing operations), Bayer MaterialScience AG is among the world's largest polymer companies. Business activities are focused on the manufacture of high-tech polymer materials and the development of innovative solutions for products used in many areas of daily life. The main segments served are the automotive, electrical and electronics, construction and the sports and leisure industries. At the end of 2006, Bayer MaterialScience had 30 production sites and employed approximately 14,900 people around the globe. Bayer MaterialScience is a Bayer Group company. In CIS countries Bayer MaterialScience is represented in Russia, Kazachstan and Ukraine.

BP traiding Ltd www.bp.com
Our business is about finding, producing and marketing the natural energy resources on which the modern world depends.

Analytik Jena www.analytik-jena.com
concentrates on its core competences and the consistent continuation of its strategic orientation on innovation and Quality "Made in Germany". For years, Analytik Jena has developed to become a specialist in the field of optical spectroscopy and elemental analytics. Building on this experience and successes, Analytik Jena increasingly uses its knowledge to solve bioanalytical problems and brings its core competence to bear in this area.

Lhoist Group www.lhoist.com
which began in Belgium and then expanded into France, has progressively acquired genuine international status. As industrialists, we devote all our talents and efforts to ensuring continued expansion, guided by a sustained research and investment policy, and strong technological progress.

The Dr. Barbara Mez-Starck Foundation www.mez-starck-stiftung.de
finances the development and production of the MOGADOC Database (Molecular Gasphase Documentation) at the University of Ulm. Moreover the foundation supports further projects in the fields of chemistry and physics, among them a common research project with the Electron Diffraction Group at the Moscow State University.

Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc., (ACD/Labs) www.acdlabs.com
is a chemistry software company offering solutions that truly integrate chemical structures with analytical chemistry information. ACD/Labs' innovative software packages aid chemical research scientists worldwide with spectroscopic validation of structures, elucidation of unknown substances, chromatographic separation, medicinal chemistry, preformulation of novel drug agents, systematic nomenclature generation, and chemical patenting and publication.
Our Mission
ACD/Labs' mission is to provide the best chemistry software solutions that enable scientists to focus on science, and organizations to accelerate research, discovery and development, protect and leverage knowledge, and strengthen their competitive position.

BioChemMac Group of Companies www.bcmst.ru

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Chemistry and Life hij.ru

The Chemical Journal tcj.ru

The "NANOMETER" Portal nanometer.ru
is an MSU project. The portal has a wide target audience - from pupils to Academy members; its goals are popularizing nanomaterial and nanotechological knowledge and searching for entrants, as well as taking it upon itself to organize an active co-operation among Russian scientific groups. The portal publishes educational articles and digest materials, hosting a unique gallery of real-life scientific photographs.