MOSCOW (MRC) -- SIBUR-Khimprom rolled over its last month's expandable polystyrene (EPS) for September shipments to the Russian market, according to ICIS-MRC Price report.
Last month's prices of material were at Rb106,500-111,500/tonne CPT Moscow, including VAT.
Some major market participants said demand for EPS is currently moderate in the Russian market.
SIBUR-Khimprom (part of SIBUR Holding) specializes in the processing of liquid hydrocarbons and is one of the leading Russian producers of a number of the most important petrochemical products. The company has three main production capacities: production of butyl alcohols and 2-ethylhexanol with a capacity of 160,000 tonnes per year, production of ethylbenzene (220,000 tonnes per year), styrene monomer (SM) production (135,000 tonnes per year) and polystyrene (PS) production (100,000 tonnes per year), ethylene and propylene unit, production of eco-friendly plasticizer DOTF (100,000 tonnes per year).
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