MOSCOW (
MRC) -- Belarus' overall production of low density polyethylene (LDPE) totalled 56,400 tonnes in January-November 2017, down by 39% year on year, according to
MRC's DataScope Report.
According to the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus, the local LDPE roducer - Polymir - reduced slightly its capacity utilisation in November. November polyethylene (PE) output was 5,500 tonnes, compared to 5,700 tonnes a month earlier. Thus, Polymir's overall LDPE production was 56,400 tonnes in January-November 2017 versus 92,400 tonnes a year earlier.
The fire at one of the ethylene units in late June 2016, which led to a two-fold reduction in the olefin production, was the main reason for such a major fall in the output.
As reported earlier, Polymir had completed maintenance works at some production capacities, the outage of the line lasted for about a month.
Polymir (part of Naftan) is Belarus' largest petrochemical company, producing a wide range of chemical products, such as low density polyethylene (LDPE), acrylic fibers, products of organic synthesis, hydrocarbon fractions, etc. Polymir was founded in 1968. The producer uses technologies of the largest foreign companies from Great Britain, Japan, Germany, Italy (Courtaulds, Asahi Chemical Co. Ltd, Kanematsu Gosho, SNIA BPD, etc.), as well as the developments of scientific research institutes and design institutes of the CIS countries. The plant's annual production capacity is 130,000 tonnes.
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