MOSCOW (MRC) -- Russia's output of products from polymers grew in September 2020 by 6.6% year on year.
However, this figure increased by 0.9% year on year in the first nine months of 2020, reported MRC analysts.
According to the Russian Federal State Statistics Service, September production of unreinforced and non-combined films dropped to 117,600 tonnes from 126,300 tonnes a month earlier. Output of films products grew in January-September 2020 by 8.2% year on year to 980,700 tonnes.
September production of non-porous boards, sheets and films dropped to 39,300 tonnes from 38,700 tonnes in August. Thus, overall output of these products reached 311,200 tonnes over the stated period, up by 4.6% year on year.
September production of porous polymer boards, sheets and films was 31,800 tonnes, up by 1% month on month.
Overall output of these products reached 229,500 tonnes in the first nine months of 2020, compared to 200,900 tonnes a year earlier.
September production of plastic bottles and flasks grew to 1.71 bln items from 1.92 bln items a month earlier.
Overall output of these plastic products totalled 16,4 bln units over the stated period, compared to 15,4 bln units a year earlier.
Last month's production of polymer pipes, hoses and fittings exceeded 68,300 tonnes versus 71,800 tonnes in August. Overall output of these products was 523,200 tonnes in January-September 2020, up by 7.2% year on year.
September production of sacks and bags from ethylene polymers reached 2,881,000,000 units, compared to 2,431,000,000 units a month earlier. Overall output of these plastic products totalled 22,716 bln units in the first nine months of 2020, compared to 19,184 bln units a year earlier.
Last month's production of linoleum and floor coverings decreased 17,4 mln square metres, compared to 18,4 mln square metres in August. Overall output of these products totalled 116,2 mln square metres over the stated period versus 112,3 mln square metres a year earlier.
September production of plastic windows and door blocks reached 2,915 mln square metres and 112,500 square metres, respectively, versus 2,749 mln square metres and 104,800 square metres a month earlier. Overall output of these plastic products totalled 19,685,000 square metres and 737,300,000 square metres, respectively, compared to 17,949,000 square metres and 732,900 square metres a year earlier.
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