Russia chemical production increased by 3.7% in Q1 year on year
Sergey Karaichentsev
21-Apr-2016
MOSCOW (MRC)–Production of basic chemicals in
Russia in the first quarter increased by 3.7% year on
year.
The growth in production was seen in all
basic chemical products, with the exception of caustic soda
and xylenes, according to Rosstat’s data.
Federal State Statistics Service of the
Russian Federation said Russia”s ethylene production in
March was 253,000 tonnes, compared with 234,000 tonnes in
February. Total production of ethylene in Russia in
January-March 2016 exceeded 753,000 tonnes, up 5.9% year on
year.
Benzene output in March increased to
105,000 tonnes, compared with 95,100 tonnes in February.
Total benzene production over the first three months of the
year was 315,100 tonnes, up only 0.4% from the same period in
2015.
March production of xylenes in the country
remained at the level of February and reached 47,400 tonnes.
Production of xylenes in January-March 2016 totalled 145,500
tonnes, up 5.6% year on year.
March production of sodium hydroxide
(caustic soda) increased to 95,600 tonnes (100% of the basic
substance) against 81,600 tonnes in February. Total
production of caustic soda exceeded 276,000 tonnes in January
– March of this year, down 4.1% year on year on the back of
unscheduled shutdown at SayanskKhimPlast.
March production of mineral fertilizers
was 1.831m tonnes (in terms of 100% nutrients), up 12.1% from
the February’s level.
Russia’s production of mineral fertilizers in January-March 2016 was about 5.3m tonnes, 5.4% higher than in the same time a year earlier. Production of all types of fertilizers grew, with the exception of potash production, which declined by 1.2%.
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