MOSCOW (MRC) -- Russia's overall polypropylene (PP) production increased in the eleven months of 2020 by 31% year on year to about 1,698,000 tonnes. ZapSibNeftekhim accounted for the main increase in the output, according to MRC's ScanPlast report.
November PP production in the country exceeded 169,100 tonnes, compared with 152,000 tonnes in October; several producers increased their capacity utilisation. Russia's overall PP production reached 1 698,000 tonnes in January-November 2020, compared to 1 298,000 tonnes a year earlier. Six out of eight producers increased their capacity utilisation, two producers decreased production volumes.
The structure of PP production by plants looked the following way over the stated period.
SIBUR Tobolsk reduced its capacity utilisation in November, the plant's PP production dropped to 49,200 tonnes that month versus 51,800 tonnes a month earlier. The Tobolsk plant's total PP production reached 453,800 tonnes in the eleven months of 2020, up by 7% year on year.
ZapSibNeftekhim produced about 40,100 tonnes of polypropylene in November compared with 32,000 tonnes in October. The plant's overall output totalled 396,900 tonnes in the eleven months of 2020.
Omsk Poliom increased the capacity utilisation to almost 100% in November, and, as a result, produced about 15,000 tonnes of PP. Whereas in October the plant was shut for scheduled maintenance and the volume of production decreased to 5,800 tonnes. The Omsk plant's PP production totalled about 165,500 tonnes over the stated period, down by 15% year on year.
Nizhnekamskneftekhim produced a little more then 18,000 tonnes of propylene polymers in November versus 17,700 tonnes a month earlier.
The Nizhnekamsk plant's overall output of polymer reached 200,600 tonnes in the eleven months of 2020, compared to 193,300 tonnes a year earlier.
Tomskneftekhim produced about 12,400 tonnes of polypropylene in November against 13,500 tonnes in October. Total PP production by the producer reached 135,600 tonnes in January-November 2020, up 1% year on year.
Ufaorgsintez's November PP production was about 11,300 tonnes versus 7,600 tonnes in October; in September-October the producer carried out scheduled maintenance works. The Ufa plant's overall output of polymer reached 108,900 tonnes in January-November 2020, down by 7% year on year.
Neftekhimiya (Kapotnya) last month produced about 12,500 tonnes of PP, compared with 11,900 tonnes in October. The plant's overall PP output reached 136,800 tonnes in the eleven months of 2020, up by 9% year on year.
Stavrolen (LUKOIL) increased its capacity utilisation in November, and, as a result, it produced about 10,800 tonnes of propylene polymers versus 11,700 tonnes in October. The Budenovsk plant's overall production of propylene polymers exceeded 100,300 tonnes in the eleven months of 2020 versus 96,000 tonnes a year earlier.
MRC