Kazakhstan PE imports fall 15% January – August
Sergey Karaichentsev
24-Oct-2016
MOSCOW (MRC)–Imports of polyethylene (PE) into
Kazakhstan dropped to about 63,200 tonnes in January-August
2016, down 15% compared with the same time a year earlier,
according to MRC analysts.
The main decrease in demand occurred for high density
polyethylene (HDPE). August PE imports into Kazakhstan
increased to 9,700 tonnes, compared with 4,700 tonnes in
July. Local companies increased the volume of purchases of
HDPE, in particular producers of pipes.
Total PE imports into the country were about 63,200 tonnes in
January – August 2016, compared with 74,300 tonnes in the
same time a year earlier. Demand for HDPE and low density
polyethylene (LDPE) decreased over the reported period, while
the need for linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), on the
contrary, increased.
August HDPE imports
into Kazakhstan rose to 8,200 tonnes from 2,700 tonnes a
month earlier. The main increase in supply accounted for
local producers of pipes, which significantly increased their
purchases on the back of future shutdowns of Russian
producers.
PE imports from Uzbekistan also increased in
August. Kazakhstan’s HDPE imports totalled
48,000 tonnes in the first eight months of the year, down 18%
year on year.
August imports of LDPE into the country reduced to 900 tonnes
against 1,600 tonnes in July because of reduced export quotes
from Russian producers, which are the main suppliers of LDPE
in the region.
Total imports of LDPE into Kazakhstan were about 11,800
tonnes in the first eight months of the year, down 8% year on
year.
Purchases of LLDPE by local companies in August increased to
555 tonnes compared to 400 tonnes a month earlier. Total
LLDPE imports reached 3,300 tonnes in January-August versus
2,700 tonnes a year earlier.
MRC, a partner of ICIS, produces polymers news and pricing reports from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
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