Ukraine PP imports down 2% in January-September

MOSCOW (MRC)–Ukraine’s polypropylene (PP) imports stood in January-September at nearly 100,000 tonnes, down 2% year on year, according to MRC’s DataScope.

Imports of homopolymer PP and PP block copolymers posted the largest falls in imports, while imports of PP random copolymers and other propylene copolymers rose.

Ukraine PP imports (Unit: tonnes)	Jan-Sept 2021	Jan-Sept 2020	Change
PP homopolymer	74,500	77,300	-4%
PP block copolymers	9,800	10,500	-7%
PP random copolymers	12,600	11,800	7%
Other copolymers	2,600	1,600	63%
Total	99,500	101,200	-2%

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