Bashneft replaced the mineral adsorbent at the aromatic hydrocarbon production complex. The new-generation synthetic adsorbent will increase product purity from 99.65% to 99.95% and increase output by more than 50%, to 260 thousand tons per year. Paraxylene serves as a raw material for production of various plasticizers, synthetic fibers and plastics, demand for which is constantly increasing in modern economy.