A holding company in the chemical industry headed by ORPE Technologiya named after A.G. Romashin is the centre of competence of the Rostec State Corporation in the field of developing the technologies and science-intensive products from non-metallic materials, chemical compounds for the aerospace, defence, and medical industries. Products for medicine, pharmacy and cosmetology are manufactured by the Kargin Polymer Research Institute and the Urals Scientific-Research Institute of Chemicals (UNICHIM). The key products include the materials for dentistry, biocopolymers for medicated films, medical polymer tubes, as well as components for the cosmetics industry.