MOSCOW (MRC) -- Overall production of unmixed polyvinyl chloride (PVC) totalled 432,100 tonnes in the first five months of 2021, which virtually corresponds to the last year's figure. At the same time, two producers reduced their output, according to MRC's ScanPlast report.
May production of unmixed PVC in Russia was 86,100 tonnes versus 86,600 tonnes a month earlier, RusVinyl decreased its capacity utilisation. Overall output of polymer totalled 432,100 tonnes in May 2021, which corresponds the last year's figure. Two producers reduced their output, whereas Bashkir Soda Company and Kaustik, Volgograd managed to increase their production of resin.
The structure of PVC production by plants looked the following way over the stated period.
RusVinyl produced 28,100 tonnes of PVC in May, with emulsion polyvinyl chloride (EPVC) accounting for 2,600 tonnes, compared to 29,100 tonnes a month earlier. RusVinyl's overall output of resin reached 145,400 tonnes in the first five months of 2021, compared to 149,100 tonnes a year earlier.
SayanskKhimPlast maintained high capacity utilisation last month and produced 26,500 tonnes of suspension polyvinyl chloride (SPVC), which corresponds to the April figure. The Sayansk plant managed to produce 133,500 tonnes of PVC in January-May 2021, compared to 137,300 tonnes a year earlier.
Bashkir Soda Company produced 23,800 tonnes in May, maintaining the previous month's level. The Baskhir plant's overall production of resin reached 117,300 tonnes in January-May 2021, up by 2% year on year.
Kaustik, Volgograd produced 7,700 tonnes of SPVC last month, whereas this figure was 7,200 tonnes a year earlier. The plant's overall production of resin reached 36,000 tonnes in January-May 2021 versus 30,600 tonnes a year earlier.
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