January-April ABS imports into Russia up by 5% year on year

MOSCOW (MRC)–Imports of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) to the Russian market increased in the first four months of 2020 by 5% year on year to 10,900 tonnes, according to MRC’s DataScope report.

South Korean companies LG Chem and Lotte Advanced accounted for around 54% of the country’s ABS imports this year.

Styrolution and Trinseo shipped the bulk of European ABS to Russia. The share of their shipments is 24% of the total imports.

Last month’s imports of material to the Russian Federation rose by 5% to 3,300 tonnes from 3,100 tonnes a year earlier. March ABS imports into the country were 2,800 tonnes.

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