Ukraine PP imports up 22% in January

MOSCOW (MRC)–Ukraine’s polypropylene (PP) imports totalled about 9,900 tonnes in January, up 22% year on year, according to MRC DataScope.

Local companies increased their purchases of homopolymer PP in the Middle East and in Russia. Overall PP imports reached 132,000 tonnes in 2019 versus 132,300 tonnes a year earlier

January external deliveries of propylene homopolymers to the Ukrainian market increased due to an increase in purchases of homopolymer PP raffia in the Middle East and Russia.

January PP random copolymers imports fell to 1,000 tonnes from 1,100 tonnes and 1,300 tonnes in January and December 2019, respectively. Overall imports of PP random copolymers totalled 16,000 tonnes last year year.

Overall imports of other propylene copolymers were about 141 tonnes over the stated period.

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