MOSCOW (MRC) - The export share of Volgograd-based Kaustik , the fourth largest producer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in Russia, accounted for 26.5% of the company's total revenue last year, the company said.
It is reported that this indicator is increasing from year to year due to the expansion of the range of products manufactured at the enterprise, diversification of the sales network, the creation of a system of technical support for consumers and a quality management system. At the end of last year, the company exported 18 types of products to 52 countries of the world.
In particular, the volume of supplies outside Russia of granulated caustic soda last year increased by 3.7%, household chemicals by 41.9%, magnesium hydroxide - by 83.7%. At the end of the first half of 2021, bischofite supplies to foreign markets increased by 35.5%, magnesium hydroxide by 12.8% and granulated caustic soda by 12.4%.
According to the MRC's ScanPlast, Kaustik (Volgograd) last month produced 7,100 tonnes of SPVC, while in June this figure was 7,200 tonnes. During the period under review, the total volume of PVC production at the enterprise reached 50,300 tonnes against 43,700 tonnes in the same period in 2020.
According to the ICIS-MRC Price Report, in the middle of the week, negotiations started regarding the September price level for Russian PVC. At the same time, only one manufacturer began negotiations; other players postponed the price agreement for the next week. But in general, manufacturers are quite optimistic about September and do not plan to seriously adjust their prices, despite a serious increase in imports and a decline in demand for finished PVC products. In addition, prices have resumed on foreign markets in a number of regions.
The holding includes: JSC Kaustik - the main enterprise of the group, produces basic products - caustic soda, chlorinated paraffins, synthetic hydrochloric acid, commercial chlorine, polyvinyl chloride, sodium hypochlorite, etc .; JSC "NikoMag" - production of anti-icing materials, magnesium chloride, hydroxide and magnesium oxide; LLC "Zirax" - production of high-purity reagents for various industries and JSC "Poligran" - production of plastic compounds and rigid PVC-compositions.
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