MOSCOW (MRC) - Production of polyethylene (PE) in Russia increased to 958,400 tonne in first seven months of this year, up 1% year on year, compared to the same period of 2015. The decrease in supply accounted for low density polyethylene (LDPE), according to MRC ScanPlast.
July PE production in Russia decreased to 126,300 tonnes, while in June it was about 136,500 tonnes. The decrease in production mainly resulted from the scheduled maintenance works at low density polyethylene (LDPE) production at Tomskneftekhim and Gazprom neftekhim Salavat. Total PE production in Russia reached 958,400 tonnes in January-July 2016 against 949,600 tonnes year on year. Production of high density polyethylene (HDPE) and linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) increased significantly, while LDPE production decreased.
Structure of PE production over the reported period looked as follows.
July production of HDPE in Russia decreased to 74,600 tonnes, compared with 83,900 tonnes in June. The main reason was the shift of Nizhnekamskneftekhim for the production of LLDPE and a week-long shutdown at Gazprom neftekhim Salavat. Total HDPE production in the country increased to about 577,300 tonnes in January-July 2016, up 11% year on year.
July output of LDPE decreased to 33,700 tonnes compared to 46,200 tonnes a month earlier on the back of turnarounds in Salavat and Tomsk, as well as unsteady operation Angarsk ZP. Total LDPE production in Russia was 334,100 tonnes in January-July 2016 against 388,400 tonnes year on year. One of the main reasons for the reduction in output was the forced shutdown of Angarsk ZP since mid-February to the early July because of equipment failure at ethylene production. Total production of LLDPE in Russia exceeded 47,000 tonnes in the first seven months of the year compared with about 40,000 tonnes year on year.
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