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Last month"s HDPE imports fell to 15,000 tonnes from 21,000 tons in June,
local companies reduced their purchasing of film grade and blow moulding HDPE in
Uzbekistan. Overall HDPE imports reached 118,100 tonnes in the first seven
months of 2017 versus 79,200 tonnes a year earlier.
July imports
of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) were 14,400 tonnes, compared to
13,000 tonnes a month earlier, shipments of film grade PE increased, whereas
demand for PE for rotational moulding of large items decreased. LLDPE imports
totalled 101,600 tonnes in the first seven months of the year, compared to
124,000 tonnes a year earlier. An increase in the domestic output, particularly,
by Nizhnekamskneftekhim, helped to reduce imports.
Last month"s imports
of low density polyethylene (LDPE) grew to 7,800 tonnes from 7,400 tonnes in
June, shipments of PE for paper lamination from Europe increased. Overall LDPE
imports decreased to 37,600 tonnes in January-July 2017 from 44,400 tonnes a
year earlier.
July EVA imports were about 3,000 tonnes, compared to
3,800 tonnes a month earlier, demand subsided from footwear and cable and wire
producers. Imports of this ethylene copolymer grade grew by 30% over the stated
period to 22,200 tonnes.
Imports of other ethylene polymers totalled
25,200 tonnes, compared to 21,100 tonnes a year earlier.
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