MOSCOW (MRC) - Imports of polypropylene (PP) into Ukraine increased to about 57,600 tonnes in first six months of this year, up 36% year on year, compared to the same period of 2015. The greatest increase in imports occurred for propylene copolymers, according to MRC DataScope.
June imports of polypropylene into Ukraine actually remained at the level of May and amounted to slightly more than 9,200 tonnes, from 9,100 tonnes in May. In general, January - June PP imports into the country increased to 57,600 tonnes against 42,400 tonnes year on year.
The main increase in PP imports into the country occurred for extrusion propylene copolymers.
Structure of PP supplies over the reported period looked as follows.
June imports of homopolymer PP into the Ukrainian market increased to 7,400 tonnes, while a month earlier this figure was 6,800 tonnes.
Local companies increased the volume of purchases of film polypropylene. Ukraine's homopolymer PP imports increased to 44,700 tonnes in January-June 2016, against 33,000 tonnes year on year. The main increase accounted for for the supply of homopolymer PP raffia, which grew by 66%.
June imports of PP block copolymers into the country slightly were about 845 tonnes compared with 900 tonnes in May; Ukrainian companies decreased the procurement of all grades of PP block copolymers. Jan-June imports of PP block copolymers were about 5,500 tonnes, compared with 4,100 tonnes year on year.
June imports of PP random copolymers into Ukraine decreased to 773 tonnes, compared with 1,100 tonnes in May; local converters decreased their imports of film and pipe PP random copolymers. However, total imports of PP random copolymers exceeded 6,300 tonnes in January - June 2016, whereas a year earlier it was 4,200 tonnes, with the demand from the producers of pressure pipes increased by one and a half times.
Imports of other polymers of propylene for the period into the country were about 1,000 tonnes in the first six months of the year.
MRC