MOSCOW (MRC) - The Bashkir Soda Company (BSK, Sterlitamak) has stopped the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for scheduled preventive maintenance, according to the ICIS-MRC Price Report.
According to a company representative, the scheduled preventive maintenance shutdown started on the weekend from 10 July. The outage will be short and will last 14 days. The plant's annual production capacity is 240,000 tonnes.
It is also worth noting that SayanskKhimPlast intends to stop PVC production from 14 July for maintenance works for 10 days. The plant's annual production capacity is 350,000 tonnes.
According to the ScanPlast, 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.
JSC "Bashkir Soda Company" was founded in April 2013 by the takeover of JSC "Soda" to JSC "Kaustik". Today "BSK" is one of the largest chemical complexes in the country. The company ranks first in Russia in the production of soda ash and baking soda, and is also one of the leaders in the production of PVC, caustic soda and cable compounds.