Despite own PE production capacities, the Russian market 70% still depends on the shipment from external suppliers. The main reason is limited grade assortment from the Russian producers.
The main mover of growing demand for linear polyethylene are stretch film producers, in particular, cast film. Market leaders firmly maintain their positions: Regent-stretch, Lava, Nova roll and Ecotek. Nevertheless, over last two years in Russia a few more cast stretch film productions were launched.
Among them we should mention industrial park Kamskie Polyani, whose production facilities allow to produce up to 15 KT p.a. of reinforced stretch film.