MOSCOW (MRC) -- Karpatneftehim (Group of companies Lukoil, Kalush, Ukraine) plans to launch on March, 1 the production of suspension PVC and at the end of QI of 2011 produce 12 KT of the resin.
The licenser of the production site in Kalush is the German Vinnolit. The expected capacities of PVC-S production are 300 KTa or about 25 TM per month. But taking into account the launch of new production, PVC-S output in March will make about 12 KT.
The most attractive sales market for Lukoil, as per MRC estimates, is the Russian market. At the expense of 10% import duties and logistics, the price for the resin in the Russian market is one of the highest in the world. The absence of the import duties for PVC from Kalush and relatively short distances will give Lukoil an additional advantage over other suspension suppliers to the Russian market. Further go the markets of the Eastern Europe, Ukraine and Turkey.