PP production in Russia increased by 26% in January-May |
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MOSCOW (MRC) - Production of
polypropylene (PP) in Russia increased to about 765,300 tonne in first five
months of this year, up 26% year on year, compared to the same period of 2019.
ZapSibNeftekhim accounted for the main increase in the output, according to
MRC"s ScanPlast
report.
May PP production in the country grew to 162,900 tonnes,
compared with 129,600 tonnes in April; SIBUR Tobolsk, ZapSibNeftekhim and Poliom
increased their capacity utilisation. Russia"s overall PP production reached
765,300 tonnes in the first five months of 2020, compared to 608,900 tonnes a
year earlier. Four out of eight producers increased their capacity utilisation,
with a new producer -ZapSibNeftekhim - accounting for the main increase in
capacity utilisation.
The structure of PP production by plants looked the
following way over the stated period.
SIBUR Tobolsk shut its facilities
for scheduled preventive repairs in mid-March - mid-April. As a result, supply
of homopolymer PP into Russia grew to 38,500 tonnes in May, compared with 17,500
tonnes in May 2019. The Tobolsk plant"s total PP production reached 168,600
tonnes in the first five months of 2020, down by 19% year on
year.
ZapSibNeftekhim produced about 44,100 tonnes of polypropylene in
May compared with 32,600 tonnes in April. The plant"s overall output totalled
193,100 tonnes in the first five months of 2020.
Omsk Poliom reduced its
capacity utilisation in May, having produced about 14,300 tonnes of PP, compared
to 13,000 tonnes a month earlier.
Total PP production at the plant over the
reported period was about 78,900 tonnes, down 12% year on
year.
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Nizhnekamskneftekhim produced about 19,000 tonnes
of propylene polymers in May versus 18,000 tonnes a month earlier. The
Nizhnekamsk plant"s overall output of polymer exceeded 92,000 tonnes in the
first five months of 2020, compared to 87,300 tonnes a year
earlier.
Tomskneftekhim produced about 13,100 tonnes of polypropylene in
May to 13,400 tonnes in April. Total PP production by the producer increased to
64,400 tonnes in January-May 2020, up 3% year on year.
May PP production
at Ufaorgsintez decreased to about 9,900 tonnes from 11,200 tonnes a month
earlier. The Ufa plant"s overall output of polymer reached 53,500 tonnes in
January-May 2020, down 4% year on year.
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Neftekhimiya (Kapotnya) produced more
than 13,000 tonnes of PP in May, compared to 12,600 tonnes a month earlier. The
plant"s overall PP output reached 62,600 tonnes in the first five months of
2020, up by 2% year on year.
Stavrolen (Lukoil) produced 10,900 tonnes of
propylene polymers in May versus 11,300 tonnes in April. In general, the total
production of polymers of propylene in the first five months of this year at the
Budenovsk enterprise reduced to 52,100 tonnes against 45,000 tonnes a year
earlier.
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