MOSCOW (MRC) -- Imports of polyethylene (PE) into Belarus decreased by 4% over the first ten months of 2013. Reduced imports were registered in the low density polyethylene (LDPE) and linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) markets, according to MRC DataScope.
According to the National Statistical Committee of Belarus, PE imports to Belarus decreased to 90,000 tonnes in January-October 2013 from 94,000 tonnes over the same period a year earlier. Demand for high density polyethylene (HDPE) increased, whereas demand for LDPE and LLDPE fell by almost a quarter.
The structure of PE imports looks the following way.
October HDPE imports to Belarus totalled about 4,700 tonnes, while this figure was 5,500 tonnes in September. HDPE imports into the country rose to 52,400 tonnes over the ten months of the year, up by 18.3% year on year.
The main HDPE suppliers are still Russian producers with the supply volumes of about 27,900 tonnes over the said period. The second and third places occupy PE producers from Saudi Arabia (Sabic) and Hungary (TVK) with supply volumes of 9,500 tonnes and 3,600 tonnes, respectively.
October LDPE and LLDPE imports grew to 4,300 tonnes from 3,900 tonnes in September. Imports of these PE grades fell from January to October of 2013 by 24.2% year on year and totalled 37,600 tonnes. The key suppliers of LDPE and LLDPE to Belarus are producers from Saudi Arabia and Russia with import volumes of 20,500 tonnes and 5,800 tonnes, respectively, over the stated period.
MRC