Ukraine PE imports down 4% in January-September
Sergey Karaichentsev
18-Oct-2021
MOSCOW (MRC)–Polyethylene (PE) imports to the Ukrainian market dropped by 4%, year on year, to below 200,000 tonnes, according to an MRC’s DataScope report.
Imports of low density polyethylene (LDPE) and high density polyethylene (HDPE) fell.
Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) imports were stable, while those of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) rose sharply.
Ukraine PE
imports (Unit: tonnes) | Jan-Sept 2021 | Jan-Sept 2020 | Change |
HDPE | 62,700 | 73,400 | -15% |
LDPE | 59,700 | 60,900 | -2% |
LLDPE | 59,300 | 59,500 | 0% |
EVA | 14,700 | 10,600 | 39% |
Total | 196,600 | 204,200 | -4% |
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