Russia’s PP imports down 5% in January-September

MOSCOW (MRC)–Polypropylene (PP) imports into Russia slumped 5% year on year to 137,200 tonnes in the first nine months of 2019, according to MRC DataScope.

The volume of external purchases for all grades of polymers of propylene decreased, with the exception of PP block copolymers, with the most noticeably reduced imports of homopolymer PP.

Imports of homopolymer PP to Russia totalled 43,200 tonnes in the first nine months of 2019, compared to 51,800 tonnes a year earlier.

Imports of PP block copolymers into Russia reached 43,200 tonnes in January-September, compared to 36,000 tonnes a year earlier.

Total imports of PP random copolymers in Russia stood at 23,900 tonnes, compared with 26,900 tonnes year on year.

Russia’s imports of other polymers of propylene for the period were about 27,000 tonnes in the first nine months of the year, compared with 30,000 tonnes year on year.

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