The Research Institute of Oil Processing and Petrochemical Industry "MASMA" was created in 2013 by order of the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine to be the leading state-owned enterprise in refining and petrochemicals. It conducts research, regulates standards, and ensures quality and safety of petroleum products. MASMA has accredited testing and certification centers and takes an active role in implementing technical regulations for petroleum products. It also coordinates the Technical Committee for Standardization of Oil Refining and Petrochemical Industry Products.

1. A state enterprise «Research
institute of oil-processing and
petrochemical industry
«MASMA»

2. SE NDINNP «MASMA»
created by order of the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine
№ 652 dated 05.09.2013 and defined leading state-owned enterprise in the
field of refining and petrochemicals.
Basic functions:
- Fundamental and applied researches;
- Technical regulation, standardization, certification, metrology, quality
control;
- Implementation of activities in the field of quality and safety of petroleum
products;
SE " NDINNP " MASMA " authorized to monitor the quality and safety of
petroleum products on the basis of statements of conformity assessment and
market surveillance authority .

4. From 11.07.2014 the Technical Regulations about requirements to
automobile gasolines, diesel, ship and boiler fuels approved by KMU of
August 1, 2013 No. 927 came into force.
The Technical regulations are developed taking into account
- the directive 98/70 / EU of the European Parliament and Council of October
13, 1998
- the directive 2005/33 / EU of the European Parliament and Council of July
6, 2005
- the directive 2009/30 / EU of the European Parliament and Council of April
23, 2009
SE "NDINNP "MASMA" takes active part in the solution of the vital issues
of introduction and application of Technical regulations.

5. The institute resolved the following issues accreditation and certification
character
1. SE “NDINNP”MASMA” Testing center has been accredited for the
correspondence to requirements of DSTU ISO/IEC 17025-2006 (Certificate of
National Agency for Accreditation of Ukraine reported in the Registry of
29.11.2013, № 2Т381, remain in force until January 31, 2018 for competence
in accordance with the requirements of DSTU ISO/IEC 17025-2006).
2. SE "NDINPP" MASMA“ Certification Center meets international standards
(ISO / IEC 17065: 2012) in the sphere of petroleum products.
3. Department of lubricants & oil SE "NDINPP" MASMA “ was certified and
meets to the criterion of certification of test laboratories in the state
metrological system by SE “Ukrmetrteststandart” (Certificate of qualification
for the number PA-120/14 from 10.04.2014 to 04.09.2017). Department of
lubricants & oil was certified for measurements of indicators objects,
according to the industry.

6. “Technical Committee for Standardization of Oil Refining and
Petrochemical Industry Products” TC 38 is functioning based on the
Institute's scientific and research potential and provides the functions of
the secretariat.
TC 38 cooperates with technical committees of
international (ISO, IEC) and the regional (CEN, CENELEC)
organizations for standardization.
Moreover the Technical committee have working relationship with
international organizations that develop normative documents:
- Commission of Codex Alimentarius (CAC);
- International organization of civil aviation (ICAO);
- International union of telecommunications (ITU);
- Intergovernmental technical committee of ITC of 523 “Technicians
and technology of booty and processing of oil and gas”

7. Institute scientific departments
Directions of activities:
Testing center (TC)
Certification Center
Crude oil processing & alternative fuels
department
Department of lubricants & oil
Laboratory for studies of bed fluids
Research Center of Technical Regulation

8. Testing center (TC)
Main functions of Testing center are the following:
- carrying out tests of products in accord with the nomenclature mentioned in the
Appendix to the Certificate of Test Protocols;
- participation in the development of test methods in accord with the accepted
products' nomenclature;
- participation in research works pertaining to fuel and lubricant materials and in
the development of normative documents for these products;
- Testing center has carried out the products certification tests of many Ukrainian
manufacturers;
- on the Certification Body's proposal, taking part in conducting tests during
technical supervision for the manufacturing of certified products.
Certification Center
The Body on Certification of Petroleum Products provides an
assessment of compliance to requirements of Technical regulations.

9. Crude oil processing & alternative fuels
department
This Department carries out scientific and research work on the quality
evaluation of crude oils of different origin at oil recovery enterprises with
various forms of ownership:
- research into physical and chemical properties of crude oils;
- determination of potential content of light petroleum
products and actual boiling temperatures at atmospheric and
vacuum distillations;
- determination of group-structural composition of fractions;
- computation of elements and micro-elements in crude oils;
- determination of the main directions for commercial fractions usage, their
technological and commercial values;
- analysis of possible variants for processing of crude oils, selection of the
most efficient block-schemes for their processing;
- development of technologies for the production of alternative types of
fuels and additives for them (bioethanol, biogasolines, biodiesel fuels) and
their subsequent implementation at refineries with various forms of
ownership.

10. Department of lubricants & oil
- develops composition, technologies and normative
documentation for the production of functional additives
(additive packages) for motor and other lubricating oils
as well as for engine fuels;
- carries out physicochemical and chimatological
researches into these products;
- develops new methods for lubricants analysis;
- develops formulations, technologies for the production of
all types of lubricating greases;
- develops technologies for the regeneration of used oils,
other petroleum products and wastes of their production.

11. NDINNP “MASMA”
Can organize commercial production of lubricating material
and additives on the modernized units of the enterprise to
satisfy the demands of:
- metallurgical industry,
- oil & gas complex,
- railroad and automobile transport,
- defence industry and other branches.

12. Laboratory for studies of bed (reservoirs) fluids
- сarries out sampling and studies samples of
deep crude oil;
- recombined a single-piece bed oils and gas
condensate mixtures with the determination
of thermodynamic properties of bed systems
and physical and chemical properties of
gases and degasified hydrocarbon flueds.

13. Research Center of Technical Regulation
- Department of standardization;
- Sector implementation of the technical regulation
«MASMA» is the leading organization for standardization of oil refining and
petrochemical industry products in Ukraine.
The center carries out the following works on the standardization:
- harmonization and implementation of European
directives into national legislation and development of
technical regulations
- development of National Standards, standards for
organisations , specifications (TU) and alterations to
these normative documents;
- rendering methodical and consulting assistance on the
questions pertaining to the standardization of petroleum
products and methods for their testing.

14. For business contacts the following is the
legal address of the Institute:
NDINNP «MASMA»
46, Palladina prosp., bl.1
03680, Kyiv Ukraine
Tel: +38 (044) 424 24 13
Fax: +38 (044) 424 02 64
www.masma.ua
E-mail: info@masma.ua