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RUSSIA.. 1
Russian gas feedstock & petrochemical projects.. 1
SIBUR’s integrated Yamal gas processing network. 1
SIBUR considering further pipeline investment to provide feedstock base for Tobolsk cracker plans. 1
LUKoil-North Caspian and Budyennovsk projects. 2
Rosneft-Nadhodka. 3
Feedstock & Petrochemical Markets.. 3
Tobolsk-Neftekhim-NGLs increase. 3
Russian ethylene supply, Jan-Nov 2011. 3
Russian propylene domestic sales. 4
Stavrolen ethylene outage. 4
Bulk Polymers.. 4
Russian PVC market 4
RusVinyl project update. 5
Russian HDPE market 5
Novy Urengoy LDPE project 6
SIBUR-Khimprom, 2nd EPS unit 6
Aromatics & derivatives.. 7
Russian toluene market 2011. 7
Russian benzene market, Jan-Nov 2011. 7
Russian PET raw materials. 8
Russian PET market-possible limits on usage in beer 8
Ethan- Kabardino-Balkaria. 8
Synthetic Rubber.. 9
Voronezhsintezkaucuk-new thermoplastic elastomer plant 9
Toglattikaucuk-diversification options. 9
Omsk Kaucuk, new styrene-butadiene grades. 10
Russian tyre industry news. 10
Methanol & related chemicals.. 10
Russian methanol consumption rises in 2011. 10
Metafrax-IPO preparations. 10
Shchekinoazot-new methanol increasing utilisation. 11
Togliattiazot-attacks on onwership. 11
Ammonium-Mendeleevsk. 11
Uralmetanolgrup-construction to start in 2012. 11
SIBUR sells SIBUR-Mineral Fertilisers. 12
Organic chemicals & plastics.. 12
Russian plasticizer market 12
Organic chemicals. 12
SIBUR-Neftekhim to merge with Akrilat 13
Inorganic & chlorine products.. 13
Russian caustic soda market 13
Bashkhim seeks to combine assets at Sterlitamak and Berezniki 13
Belarus.. 14
Belarussian feedstock costs. 14
Other Belarussian chemical markets. 14
Ukraine.. 14
Ukrainian PVC market 14
Ukrainian benzene market 15
Karpatneftekhim-feedstock excise/import duties removed. 15
Crimean Titan aims to increase capacity for TiO2. 15
Ukrainian titanium dioxide market 15
Kazakhstan-Azerbaijan.. 15
AzMeCo-methanol 15
SOCAR-Azerkimya progress. 16
Neftekhim-Pavlodar polypropylene expansion. 16
Navoiazot-project plans. 16
Kungrad Soda Plant 16