MOSCOW (MRC) - Russia's imports of polypropylene (PP) decreased to about 75,900 tonne in first six months of this year, down 5% year on year, compared to the same period of 2016. Not all PP grades accounted for the decrease in shipments, according to a MRC's DataScope report.
June imports of PP into Russia increased to 14,700 tonnes against 15,400 in May, the decrease accounted only for homopolymer PP raffia grade. In general, PP imports into Russia totalled 75,900 tonnes in January-June 2017, compared with 79,900 tonnes year on year. The reduction in external supplies was seen only for homopolymer PP and PP random copolymers, while imports of PP block copolymers, on the contrary, increased.
Overall, the structure of PP imports by grades looked the following way over the stated period.
June imports of homopolymer PP decreased to 5,200 tonnes from 7,000 tonnes a month earlier.Local companies decreased their shipments of homopolymer PP raffia grade from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Overall imports of this PP grade reached 26,200 tonnes in the first six months of 2017, compared to 36,900 a year earlier.
June imports of PP block copolymers in Russia increased to 3,500 tonnes against 3,300 tonnes in May. Local companies increased purchasing of PP block copolymers for non-pressure pipes extrusion. Imports of PP block copolymers into Russia reached 20,400 tonnes in January-June 2017, compared to 15,700 tonnes a year earlier.
Imports of PP random copolymers in June were about 2,800 tonnes, compared with 2,200 tonnes in May because of an increase in purchases from the local producers of PP films. Total imports of PP random copolymers in Russia were 13,600 tonnes in January - June 2017, compared with 14,300 tonnes year on year.
Imports of other propylene polymers for the reported period increased to about 15,700 tonnes compared with 13,100 tonnes in the same time a year earlier.
MRC