[Plastic] Russia's PVC production last year increased by 0.2% year-on-year

MRC's ScanPlast report shows that in 2020 Russia's polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production reached 976,500 tons, an increase of 0.

In December last year, the total output of unmixed PVC was approximately 85,300 tons, compared with 86,100 tons in the previous month.

In 2020, two manufacturers increased production, and the other two manufacturers reduced production.

In December last year, RusVinyl reduced its capacity utilization rate and produced about 27,400 tons of polyvinyl chloride, of which emulsion polyvinyl chloride (EPVC) accounted for 2,300 tons, compared with 28,900 tons in the previous month.

In 2020, RusVinyl's total SPVC output was 332,900 tons, and in 2019 it was 339,800 tons.

SayanskKhimPlast increased its capacity utilization rate last month and produced about 27,900 tons of suspended polyvinyl chloride, compared with 27,100 tons in November.

Baskhir Soda produced approximately 23,100 tons of SPVC in December last year, compared with 23,200 tons in the previous month.

Kaustik Volgograd produced approximately 6,900 tons of PVC last month, compared with 7,000 tons in November.

(Keywords: Russian PVC)