Import of EPS to Ukraine decreased by 5%

MOSCOW (MRC) -- In April, imports of EPS decreased and reached 1,650 tonnes, according to MRC analysts.

From the beginning of 2012 the import volumes of EPS increased significantly having reached 3,800 tonnes, which was up 27% than in Q1 of 2011. Such high volumes were provided by the Asian EPS, contracted in late 2011. The level of material consumption in Ukraine in Q1 of 2012 was low.

In this April, the imports decreased by 5% compared to the previous month to 1,650 tonnes. Thus, from the beginning of the year the total supplies of EPS made 5,530 tonnes, which was up 8.5% than in January-April 2011.

The major share in the supplies still fell on EPS from company Loyal, which makes one third of the deliveries in 2012. Russia's Sibur-Khimprom expectedly increased the supply of EPS. The share of Alfapor makes 26% from the total imports of material in the current year, which equals 1,500 tonnes.

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