Main Regional Issues
Russian polyolefins production increase in 2009, with ethylene slightly down on 2008
Dioki to invest in VCM-PVC; polyethylene expansion completed
Oltchim’s acquisition of Arpechim approved despite opposition from PCC
ZA Pulawy bids for Anwil, ZA Tarnow bids for Spolana
Spolchemie receives permission for delays to construction of new chlorine plant
ZA Kedzierzyn lays basis for methanol project
SIBUR produced 15 million tons of petrochemical products in 2009, 3% higher than in 2008
SIBUR agrees sale of MTBE plant at Volzhskiy
Nizhnekamskneftekhim increased sales in 2009 by 0.6% against 2008, to 70.53 billion roubles
Sayanskkhimplast increased PVC capacity at the end of 2009 to 280,000 tpa
Russian methanol consumption dropped 10% in 2009 to 1.5 million tons
Polyethylene production totalled 1.41 million tons in 2009 in Russia against 1.27 in 2008
Russia produced 257,720 tons of butanols in 2009, 5% higher than in 2008
Benzene production in Russia totalled 1.05 million tons in 2009; 9% lower than in 2008
Russian phenol consumption rose strongly in the 2nd half of 2009, helped by BPA
Voronezhsintezkaucuk reduced synthetic rubber production by 21.1% in 2009
Dzerzhinsk Orgsteklo restarted production of hydrocyanic acid and MMA on 20 January
Promsintez at Chapayevsk plans construction of a new plant for monomethylaniline
Revenues from chemical production in Belarus increased in 2009 by 35.4% against 2008
Kogas in efforts to accelerate the construction of the Ustyurt Gas Chemical Complex
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