| MOSCOW (MRC) -- Over the course of January-September, estimated caustic soda consumption in Russia dropped by 19%, as compared with the same period last year, and moved at 636.77 kt – according to MRC. |
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Caustic soda output went down by 14%. Kaustik (Volgograd) keeps leading positions in caustic soda production. Company’s caustic soda output decreased only 8%.
Exports of liquid caustic soda
to Kazakhstan went up by 42% and moved at 31.42 kt. The share of
exports to that country was at the level of 21% of the overall liquid
caustic soda exports.
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In September, imports of caustic soda
went up by 50%, compared to August. The introduction of the “European
component” into the import duty on rigid caustic soda would seriously
affect imports volumes. Many trading companies will have to refuse from
rigid caustic soda imports.
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