During the reporting period,
LDPE
production remained at the level of the previous year at 437.99 kt.
Buying activity in the film-grade LDPE market became stronger in
August. Exports of film-grade feedstock have increased more than three
times, this year. Tomskneftekhim seriously increased exports of
LDPE
used to produce general-purpose films. Exports of Tomskneftekhim’s
15803-020 grade moved at 115.4 kt after the eight months of the year.
HDPE output hiked by 12%; however, there was still lack of material in the markets of pipe and film grade HDPE.
