MOSCOW (MRC) - Polypropylene (PP) production in Russia grew by 23% in the first ten months of the year, compared to the same period in 2012 on the back of launching of the new capacities on Omsk, as per MRC ScanPlast.
Russia's PP production in October was 74,200 tonnes, compared with 53,400 tonnes in September. The main reason for such a sharp increase in last month's PP output was the full capacity utilisation in Nizhnekamsk, (its pyrolysis was stopped, which resulted in a decrease in PP production rates) and Omsk, which was shut on a monthly maintenance works. Ufaorgsintez also increased its PP production significantly last month, helped by the imports of feedstock.
Total PP production in Russia grew to 668,600 tonnes in the first ten months of the year, compared with 541,800 tonnes year on year (not taking into account PP production at Tobolsk-Polymer). The structure of PP production in Russia looked as follows.
Stavrolen produced about 105,000 tonnes PP in the first ten months of the year, compared to 64,100 tonnes in the same period of 2012. Such a big increase in producer's PP output can be explained by the shutdown in January and February and not full loading of the capacities in 2012.
Neftekhimiya (Kapotnya) has achieved good results also. The company increased its PP production to 102,100 tonnes in the first ten months of the year, compared with 86,100 tonnes in the same period of 2012 on the back of optimizing of maintenance works.|
Nizhnekamskneftekhim (TAIF group) produced about 172,400 tonnes of PP in the first ten months of the year, compared to 176,900 tonnes in the same period in 2012. The decline in the producer's PP output resulted from the maintenance works at the pyrolysis furnaces in September; the producer did not carry out the turnaround in 2012.
Ufaogrsintez produced about 97,300 tonnes of PP in the ten months of the year, down by 5% year on year, because of feedstock (propane-propylene fraction) shortages since May.
Tomskneftekhim (SIBUR) reduced its PP production to 104,000 tonnes in the ten months of the year, compared with 112,800 tonnes year on year, because of long maintenance works in July and August.
Poliom of the Titan group launched a PP production plant with a capacity of 180,000 tonnes/year on 11 February. The plant was stopped for scheduled maintenance in September. The producer's PP output was about 88,000 tonnes in the first ten months of the year.
Tobolsk-Polymer (SIBUR group) launched it second PP line in the late May. The plant was officially launched on 10 October by the President Vladimir Putin. The plant has been working using imported feedstock since May; the information of the volumes of PP production was not disclosed.
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