Russia’s production of unmixed polyvinyl chloride (PVC) increased to 784,900 tonnes in January-October, up 7% year on year, according to MRC ScanPlast.
October production of unmixed PVC in Russia rose to 85,000 tonnes, from 77,400 tonnes in September.
RusVinyl, a joint venture between SIBUR and SolVin, produced about 32,200 tonnes of PVC in October, with emulsion polyvinyl chloride (EPVC) accounting for 2,700 tonnes, compared to 29,800 tonnes a month earlier.
RusVinyl’s overall output of resin reached 275,500 tonnes in the first 10 months of 2018, up 8% year on year.
SayanskKhimPlast increased capacity utilisation last month, the plant’s SPVC production reached 27,600 tonnes, whereas this figure was only 24,000 tonnes in September.
The Sayansk plant managed to produce about 224,800 tonnes of resin in the first ten months of 2018, compared to 212,500 tonnes a year earlier. - ICIS -