(MRC) -- August hit another record in the Russian PVC market. Following August results, import volume made more than 57KT. In general, over the first eight months, total suspension import to Russia approached 360 KT, according to MRC DataScope.
As before, a major share of total imports falls on the U.S. and Chinese producers. In general, the structure of suspension imports by major exporting countries is as follows: the U.S. - 24.5 KT, China - 17.3 KT, Ukraine - 3.4 KT.
Over the first eight months, total imports of PVC-S made nearly 360 KT, which was by 66% more year on year. Import resin supplies have already exceeded Russian producers' output. Over the eight months, Russian PVC-S production made nearly 356 KT.
Ongoing devaluation of the ruble and a seasonal decline in November-December will result in a serious drop of PVC-S imports to the Russian market. In September - October, imports decline is expected to make 35-45 KT per month.