MOSCOW (MRC) -- Overall imports of unmixed polyvinyl chloride (PVC) into Belarus decreased by 33.3% over the first ten months of 2015, totalling slightly over 23,000 tonnes, according to the Statistics Committee of Belarus.
October PVC shipments to Belarus slumped to 1,100 tonnes from 2,800 tonnes a month earlier. Some producers of shaped and linear articles reduced their purchasing because of weak demand for finished products and high prices of Russian producers. According to the National Statistics Committee of Belarus, overall demand for PVC from local converters subsided to 23,000 tonnes from January to October 2015 versus 34,500 tonnes a year earlier.
Weaker demand for unmixed PVC from local converters was caused by a fall in sales of finished products both in the domestic market - over 35% and in foreign markets - 32% (only sales of shaped and linear articles decreased to 14,500 tonnes from 21,400 tonnes a year earlier).
Russian producers became the key PVC suppliers to the local market. Their share grew to 71% this year, and their total shipments were 16,400 tonnes. The Polish producer Anwil with a total of 3,400 tonnes of resin was the second largest supplier.
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