MOSCOW (MRC) - Bashkir company Gazprom neftekhim Salavat (GNS) , one of the largest Russian petrochemical producers, shut its polystyrene (PS) capacities for annual scheduled maintenance works in early July, as per the weekly ICIS-MRC Price Report.
Company's sources said that maintenance works would last by the end of July. Producer currently sells general purpose polystyrene (GPPS) and high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) from its warehouse.
JSC Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat produces and sells oil refinery, gas and chemical, and monomer products in the Russian Federation. Its oil refining products comprise gasolines; pentane isopentane fraction; petroleum benzene, toluene, and naphtha; kerosene absorbent; diesel fuel, fuel oil-mazut; feedstock for viscous oil road bitumen production; sulphur; and oil bitumen. The company also offers mineral fertilizers, such as ammonia, urea, ammonium nitrate, and NP and NPK fertilizers. Its monomer plant products include ethylene; propylene; pentane-isoprenecyclopentadiene fraction; butylene-butadiene fraction; heavy pyrolysis residue; styrene; polyethylene; polystyrene products, including GPPS, HIPS, and EPS; HDPE; LDPE.
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