MOSCOW (
MRC) - Production of polypropylene (PP) in Russia increased to about 326,300 tonne in first two months of this year, down 53% year on year, compared to the same period of 2019. The greatest increase in production was shown by SIBUR Tobolsk and ZapSibNeftekhim, according to MRC
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February PP production in the country decreased to 157,700 tonnes, compared with 168,600 tonnes in January; several producers decreased their capacity utilisation. Russia's overall PP production reached 326,300 tonnes in January-February 2020, compared to 212,700 tonnes a year earlier. Six out of eight producers increased capacity utilisation, while the two largest producers from Tobolsk provided the largest increase in production volumes.
The structure of PP production by plants looked the following way over the stated period.
SIBUR Tobolsk reduced its capacity utilisation in February, the plant's total PP output was 44,200 tonnes versus 45,500 tonnes a month earlier. The Tobolsk plant's total PP production reached 89,700 tonnes in the first two months of 2020, up by 54% year on year.
ZapSibNeftekhim in February produced about 38,000 tonnes of polypropylene compared with 40,900 tonnes in January. The production output in the first two months of this year totalled 78,900 tonnes.
Poliom produced about 16,880 tonnes of PP in February, which actually corresponds to the figure a month earlier. Total PP production at the plant over the reported period was about 33,600 tonnes, down 1% year on year.
Nizhnekamskneftekhim produced 17,200 tonnes of propylene polymers in February versus 18,900 tonnes a month earlier. The Nizhnekamsk plant's overall output of polymer exceeded 36,100 tonnes in the first two months of 2020, compared to 35,300 tonnes a year earlier.
Tomskneftekhim in February produced about 11,500 tonnes of polypropylene to 13,100 tonnes in January. Total PP production by the producer increased to 24,600 tonnes in January-February 2020, up 2% year on year.
February PP production at Ufaorgsintez increased to 10,500 tonnes from 10,600 tonnes a month earlier. The Ufa plant's overall output of polymer reached 21,100 tonnes in JanuarFebruaryty 2020, up 5% year on year.
Neftekhimiya (Kapotnya) last month produced about 10,800 tonnes of PP, compared with 13,100 tonnes in January. The plant's overall PP output reached 23,900 tonnes over the stated period, up by 1% year on year.
Stavrolen (LUKOIL) shut its capacity utilisation for a short maintenance works in early February, total polypropylene production had dropped to 8,600 tonnes against 9,800 tonnes in January. In general, the total production of polymers of propylene in the first two months of this year at the Budenovsk enterprise reached 18,400 tonnes against 15,100 tonnes a year earlier.
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