Butadien Kralupy launched new butadiene unit on 25 June

Agreement over gas reached between INA and Dioki at the start of June

Petrohemija expects NIS to reduce naphtha supplies in  latter part of this year

Oltchim’s petrochemical facilities at Pitesti aimed to restart in July.   

Russian chemical production rose 20.5% in the first five months of 2010

Russian MEG export activity affected by low production at petrokam

Progress continues on the Omsk PP project scheduled for late 2010

Russian refineries sold 56,000 tons of OX on the domestic market in Jan-May

Russian PET production totalled 121,480 tons in Jan-May, 19% up on 2009

Solvay has been unable to complete its acquisition of Berezniki Soda Plant

The Bashkortostan holding company AFK Sistem acquired 17.5% stake in Polief

Czech Export Bank is to provide loans to support methanol project at N Tagil

MTBE sales in the Russian market totalled 141,100 tons in five months of 2010

SIBUR Holding wants to reduce the amount it is paying for 50% in Biaksplen

Acetic acid exports declined in April-May due to increased domestic consumption

Butanol supplies in the domestic market tight in June due to reduced availability

Russian polypropylene imports rise 22% in Jan-May 2010

Mogilevkhimvolokno increases PET production 9% in first five months of 2010

Polymir increases polyethylene production by 9% in first five months of 2010

Anwil to maximise PVC production at Neratovice to cover outage

Russian benzene supply tight due to outages

Belarus is considering the construction of a PVC plant 

Mogilevkhimvolokno hopes to secure an alternative PX sources in third quarter

Karpatneftekhim plans to resume production of polyethylene in August