MOSCOW (MRC) -- Polypropylene (PP) imports into Russia rose in the first seven month of 2021 by 19% year on year to 145,400 tonnes. Propylene copolymers accounted for the main increase in imports, according to MRC's DataScope report.
Last month, Russian companies virtually maintained June quantities of PP purchases in foreign markets, imports were 23,200 tonnes. Thus, overall PP imports into Russia reached 145,400 tonnes in January-July 2021, compared to 122,000 tonnes a year earlier. Procurement of propylene copolymers in foreign markets increased, whereas imports of propylene homopolymers (homopolymer PP) decreased.
Overall, the structure of PP imports by grades looked the following way over the stated period.
July imports of homopolymer PP were slightly over 9,600 tonnes versus 7,500 tonnes a month earlier, shipments of injection moulding homopolymer PP from Azerbaijan grew significantly. Thus, overall imports of homopolymer PP totalled 54,500 tonnes in the first eleven months of 2021, compared to 51,100 tonnes a year earlier.
Last month's imports of block-copolymers of propylene (PP block copolymers) were 6,600 tonnes versus 7,600 tonnes in June, demand for European injection moulding Psubsideed from Russian companies. Imports of PP block copolymers into Russia reached 42,800 tonnes in January-July 2021, compared to 33,300 tonnes a year earlier.
July imports of statistical copolymers of propylene (PP random copolymer) dropped to 3,400 tonnes from 5,000 tonnes a month earlier, with pipes producers accounting for the main reduction in shipments due to an increase in supply of domestic material. Overall imports of this grade of propylene copolymers were 24,700 tonnes in January-July 2021, compared to 19,400 tonnes a year earlier.
Imports of other propylene polymers totalled 23,400 tonnes over the stated period versus 18,200 tonnes a year earlier.
MRC