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MOSCOW (MRC) - Imports of polypropylene (PP) into
Belarus increased to about 83,900 tonnes in first nine months of this year, up
3% year on year, compared to the same period of 2019. The greatest increase in
imports accounted for homopolymer PP, according to MRC DataScope.
September
PP imports to Belarus rose to 11,600 tonnes, whereas this figure was 9,500
tonnes a month earlier, local companies raised their purchasing of all propylene
polymers in Europe and Russia. Total PP imports into the country reached 83,900
tonnes in January - September, compared with 81,500 tonnes year on year. The
demand for homopolymer PP increased, but demand for propylene copolymers
decreased.
The structure of PP imports by grades looked the following way
over the stated period.
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September imports of homopolymer PP reached 8,300
tonnes versus 7,100 tonnes a month earlier, purchases of injection moulding
homopolymer PP in Europe and Russia increased. Overall imports of homopolymer PP
reached 61,300 tonnes in the first nine months of 2020, up by 12% year on
year.
September imports of propylene copolymers to Belarus were
about 3,300 tonnes versus 2,300 tonnes a month earlier, local companies
increased significantly their procurement of injection moulding block-copolymers
of propylene (PP block copolymer) from Russian and Middle Eastern
producers.
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Thus, overall imports of propylene
copolymers reached 22,600 tonnes in January-September 2020, down by 16% year on
year.
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