MOSCOW (MRC) -- Russia's overall production of unmixed polyvinyl chloride (PVC) totalled 515,900 tonnes in the first half of 2021, up by 1% year on year. At the same time, two producers reduced their output, according to MRC's ScanPlast report.
June production of unmixed PVC in Russia was 83,800 tonnes versus 86,100 tonnes a month earlier, SayanskKhimPlast decreased its capacity utilisation. Overall output of polymer totalled 515,900 tonnes in January-June 2021, compared to 509,100 tonnes a year earlier. 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 29,900 tonnes of PVC in June, with emulsion polyvinyl chloride (EPVC) accounting for 2,300 tonnes, compared to 28,100 tonnes a month earlier. RusVinyl's overall output of resin reached 175,300 tonnes in the first half of 2021, compared to 177,600 tonnes a year earlier.
SayanskKhimPlast reduced its capacity utilisation last month and produced 23,400 tonnes of suspension PVC (SPVC), compared to 26,500 tonnes in May. The Sayansk plant managed to produce 156,900 tonnes of PVC in the fist six months of 2021, compared to 164,3000 tonnes a year earlier.
Baskhir Soda Company produced 23,300 tonnes of SPVC in June versus 23,800 tonnes a month earlier. The Baskhir plant's overall production of resin reached 140,500 tonnes in January-June 2021, up by 8% year on year.
Kaustik (Volgograd) produced 7,200 tonnes of SPVC last month, whereas this figure was 7,700 tonnes in May. The plant's overall production of resin reached 43,200 tonnes over the stated period versus 36,500 tonnes a year earlier.
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