MOSCOW (MRC) - Production of polypropylene (PP) in Russia increased to 224,000 tonne in first two months of this year, up 46% year on year, compared to the same period of 2014. Increase in production volumes showed all Russian companies, except Ufaorgsintez and Neftekhimiya, as per MRC ScanPlast.
February PP production in Russia was 111,000 tonnes this year, compared with 112,900 tonnes in January, a slight decrease in capacity utilisation occurred at Stavrolen and Poliom. Total PP production in Russia reached 224,000 tonnes in the first two months of the year, from 153,000 tonnes in the same period of 2014. Almost all plants, expect Ufaorgsintez and Neftekhimiya (Kapotnya), increased their capacity utilisation.
Structure of PP production over the reported period looked as follows. The largest producer of polypropylene in Russia - Tobolsk-Polymer has been increasing its production rates since the beginning of the year; the producer's PP output grew to 40,900 tonnes in February (34,700 tonnes in January). Tobolsk-Polymer's PP production was 75,700 tonnes in the first two months of the year, compared with 17,300 tonnes year on year.
Poliom (Titan) reduced capacity utilisation by 2% in February, with 15,300 tonnes of PP produced in February (17,200 tonnes in January).
Total PP production at the plant over the reported period grew to 32,600 tonnes, compared with 21,800 tonnes year on year.
Nizhnekamskneftekhim and Tomskneftekhim also increased their PP production in February, with 16,400 tonnes and 11,300 tonnes respectively. Total PP production in January - February 2015 at these plants was 35,200 tonnes and 23,100 tonnes respectively, up 5% and 7%, compared with the same time a year earlier.
Stavrolen (LUKOIL) last month had to shut its PP production because of the preparatory work for the resumption of the production of ethylene, so that PP production was reduced to 7,400 tonnes (10,800 tonnes in January). Total PP production at the plant over the reported period was 18,200 tonnes, compared with 18,100 tonnes year on year.
Ufaorgsintez and Neftekhimiya decreased PP production to 21,000 tonnes and 18,100 tonnes over the reported period, up 3% and 5% compared with the same period year on year.
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