MOSCOW (MRC) - Production of polypropylene (PP) in Russia decreased to 346,000 tonne in first three months of this year, down 5,5% year on year, compared to the same period of 2018. Three producers out of seven reduced the capacity utilisation, according to MRC ScanPlast.
March PP production in the country grew to 133,300 tonnes, compared with 111,800 tonnes in February; several producers increased capacity utilisation. Russia's overall PP production reached 346,000 tonnes in the first three months of 2019, compared to 366,000 tonnes a year earlier. Three manufacturers of seven, namely Poliom, SIBUR Tobolsk and Stavrolen, reduced the production.
The structure of PP production by plants looked the following way over the stated period.
Sibur Tobolsk increased capacity utilisation in March, total polypropylene production reached 50,600 tonnes against 39,800 tonnes in February. The Tobolsk plant's total PP production reached 109,900 tonnes in the first three months of 2019, down by 14% year on year.
Poliom (Titan Group) last month produced about 19,000 tonnes of polypropylene, compared with 14,600 tonnes in February. Total PP production at the plant over the reported period was about 52,900 tonnes, down 3% year on year.
Nizhnekamskneftekhim produced 18,300 tonnes of propylene polymers in March versus 16,900 tonnes a month earlier. The producer's PP output exceeded 53,600 tonnes in January-March 2019 compared with 51,600 tonnes year on year.
Tomskneftekhim last month produced about 12,800 tonnes against 11,600 tonnes a month earlier. Total PP production by the producer increased to 37,000 tonnes in January-March 2019, up 2% year on year.
March PP production at Ufaorgsintez reached about 11,300 tonnes from 10,600 tonnes a month earlier. Overall output of polymer at the Ufa plant exceeded 33,600 tonnes in January-March 2019, which virtually corresponded to the last year's figure.
Neftekhimiya (Kapotnya) last month produced about 12,800 tonnes of PP, compared with 11,100 tonnes in February. The plant's overall PP output reached 36,300 tonnes over the stated period, up 10% year on year.
Stavrolen (LUKOIL) last month shut its capacity utilisation for a short maintenance works in March, total PP production had dropped to 8,500 tonnes against 7,800 tonnes in February. In general, the total production of polymers of propylene in the first three months of this year at the Budenovsk enterprise reduced to 23,600 tonnes against 30,200 tonnes a year earlier.
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