MOSCOW (MRC) - Imports of polypropylene (PP) into Belarus increased to about 99,500 tonnes in 2018, up 4.2% year on year, compared to the same period of 2018. The greatest increase in imports accounted for homopolymer PP, according to MRC DataScope.
December PP imports to Belarus were about 9,000 tonnes, compared to 7,600 tonnes a month earlier, local companies raised their purchasing of propylene homopolymers (homopolymer PP) in Russia. Total PP imports into the country reached 99,500 tonnes in 2018, compared with 95,500 tonnes year on year. The demand for homopolymer PP decreased, but demand for propylene copolymers decreased.
The structure of PP imports by grades looked the following way over the stated period.
December imports of homopolymer PP to the Belarusian market increased to 7,000 tonnes from 5,000 tonnes a month earlier, shipments of homopolymer PP from Russia decreased. Overall imports of homopolymer PP reached 69,100 tonnes in 2018, up by 7.4% year on year. Russian producers with the share of about 88% of the total shipments were the key suppliers.
December imports of propylene copolymers to Belarus were 2,000 tonnes versus 2,700 tonnes a month earlier, local companies decreased their procurement of injection moulding statistical copolymers (PP random copolymers) in Russia. Total imports of propylene copolymers in the country reached 30,300 tonnes in 2018, down 2.5% year on year.
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