MOSCOW (MRC) - Imports of polypropylene (PP) in Ukraine decreased to 29,300 tonnes in January-April 2015 , down 9% year on year.
The greatest decrease in imports occurred for PP block copolymers, according to MRC DataScope.
April imports of polypropylene in Ukraine reached 7,600 tonnes, compared with 7,800 tonnes in March, because of a lower demand for propylene copolymers. Total PP imports in the country decreased to 29,300 tonnes in January - April 2015, compared with 32,100 tonnes in the same time a year earlier. The largest drop occurred in the supply of PP block copolymers because of the reduction in the for injection moulding and pipe extrusion sectors.
Structure of PP imports in the country looked as follows. April imports of homopolymer PP in Ukraine increased to 6,400 tonnes, compared to 6,400 tonnes in March, with the increase in supplies occurred for the injection moulding sector. Imports of homopolymer PP decreased to 22,500 tonnes in the first four months of 2015, down 8% year on year.
April imports of block copolymers of propylene decreased to 422 tonnes, compared to 658 tonnes in March, because of the reduction in demand in the sector of injection moulding. Total imports of PP block copolymers in the country fell to 2,800 tonnes in the first four months of the year, compared with 3,800 tonnes year on year. The greatest decrease in demand occurred for injection moulding and pipe extrusion sectors.
April imports of stat-propylene copolymer (PP-random) in Ukraine were slightly less than 600 tonnes, compared to 800 tonnes in March on the reduction of purchases from the local producers of moulded goods and pressure pipes. Total imports of PP random copolymers in Ukraine were about 3,100 tonnes in January - April 2015, compared with 2,800 tonnes year on year. The demand has increased from the producers of pipes and biaxially oriented polypropylene film (BOPP).
Total imports of other propylene copolymers in the reporting period were about 945 tonnes, compared with 717 tonnes year on year.
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