PVC imports to Belarus grew by 39% in Jan-Nov 2020

MOSCOW (MRC) -- Overall imports of unmixed polyvinyl chloride (PVC) into Belarus totalled 49,200 tonnes in the first eleven months of 2020, up by 39% year on year, according to MRC"s DataScope report.

According to the statistics committee of the Republic of Belarus, local converters reduced their purchasing of PVC in November 2020 on the back of a seasonal decrease in demand for finished products, total imports were 4,600 tonnes, whereas this figure was 5,800 tonnes a month earlier. Russian resin accounted for the main decrease in procurement.

Thus, imports of unmixed PVC reached 49,200 tonnes in January-November 2020, compared to 35,400 tonnes a year earlier.