MOSCOW (MRC) -- Production of polyethylene (PE) in Russia increased over the first ten months of 2015 by 7.3% year on year and exceeded 1.29 million tonnes. The volumes of production of all kinds of PE, according to ScanPlast MRC.
The overall October PE output in Russia rose to 128,850
tonnes from 91,700 tonnes a month earlier (Kazanorgsintez and Tomskneftekhim were shut down for scheduled maintenances in September, besides, Stavrolen was idle for a short time). The overall production of all PE grades exceeded 1.29 million tonnes from January to October 2015 versus 1.21 tonnes a year earlier. Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) accounted for the most significant increase in production.
The PE production structure by grades looks the following way over the stated period.
The last month's overall production of high density polyethylene (HDPE) rose to 71,400 tonnes from 60,700 tonnes a month earlier (in September, Kazanorgsintez shut down its production for a scheduled maintenance, Stavrolen also took off-stream its production for a brief turnaround). The overall HDPE output in Russia reached 731,400 tonnes over the first ten months of the year, up by 9% year on year. Stavrolen showed such a major increase in production, thus offsetting the decrease in production at Nizhnekamskneftekhim (the plant significantly increased LLDPE production in its portfolio).
The October overall output of low density polyethylene (LDPE) grew to 57,400 tonnes from 31,000 tonnes a month earlier (Kazanorgsintez and Tomskneftekhim shut down their production for scheduled maintenances in September). Russian producers produced a little over 522,500 tonnes of LDPE over the first ten months of 2015, up by only 1% year on year.
LLDPE was not produced last month. Nizhnekamskneftekhim, the only LLDPE producer in Russia, informed its customers that it would switch for LLDPE production from 23 November. The overall production of its PE grade totalled about 40,000 tonnes over the first ten months of the year. The total LLDPE output was 16,200 tonnes in 2014.
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