MOSCOW (MRC) - Stavrolen, Russia's major producer of polyolefins, has resumed production of polypropylene (PP) after an unscheduled shutdown, according to ICIS-MRC Price Report with reference to the producer's customers.
The plant's clients said Stavrolen resumed its PP production at the weekend after the forced outage due to technical issues. The shutdown was short and lasted for about one week.
Stavrolen (part of Lukoil) with the annual PP production capacity of 120,000 tonnes. Overall production of propylene polymers exceeded 92,300 tonnes in the first ten months of 2018, up by 9% year on year.
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