MOSCOW (MRC) -- Gazprom neftekhim Salavat's polystyrene (PS) was shipped to Russian customers in extremely limited quantities in the first half of September, according to ICIS-MRC Price report.
There have been no available quantities of Gazprom neftekhim Salavat's premium grade general purpose polystyrene (GPPS) in free sale so far.
At the same time, shipments of Salavat material were earlier expected to normalize at the beginning of September.
As reported previously, the resumption of Gazprom neftekhim Salavat's GPPS production after a scheduled turnaround was delayed for several weeks. The plant’s production capacities were shut for maintenance in July. However, the company was planning to reach a standard capacity utilisation at the plant in September.
OAO "Gazprom neftekhim Salavat" (formerly OAO "Salavatnefteorgsintez") is one of the leading petrochemical companies in Russia, carrying out a full cycle of processing hydrocarbon material. The list of products manufactured by the plant includes more than 140 items, including 76 grades of the main products: gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, fuel oil, toluene, solvent, liquefied gases, benzene, styrene, ethylbenzene, butyl alcohols, phthalic anhydride and plasticizers, polyethylene, polystyrenes, silica gels and zeolite catalysts, corrosion inhibitors, elemental sulfur, ammonia and urea, glycols and amines, a wide range of household products made of plastics, surfactants and much more.
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