POLYMER PRICES

Russia October 2021: Maintenance, lack of imports spur prices / HDPE sees highest increase / Trends set to continue over next few weeks

POLYMER PRICES

Russia September 2021: Increases in all segments / Maintenance, lack of imports spur rises / Stagnating to higher prices expected in October

POLYMER PRICES

Russia August 2021: Premiums dominate the picture in August / PVC sets record / Maintenance and outages cause shortages in polyolefins / Further increases expected in September

LUKOIL

Expansion of polyolefin production takes shape at Shurtan Gas, Stavrolen units

POLYMER PRICES

Russia August 2020: Polyethylene availability very low / Simultaneous outages and maintenance on plants at four producers / Notations set to continue upward trend in September

LUKOIL

Green light for new PP line in Russia

POLYMER PRICES

Russia November 2018: Market shifts down a gear / Demand significantly more subdued

POLYMER PRICES

Russia October 2018: Prices stagnate for most standard thermoplastics / PS trends upward / PET slumps with declining demand

POLYMER PRICES

Russia October 2017: Upward momentum of most notations fizzles out / Noticeable hikes only with PS and PVC

POLYMER PRICES

Russia July 2017: Situation calming down / More expensive imports stabilise domestic notations

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

Eye on the world: A journey from Brazil to China, from Russia to Italy / Challenges experienced by most countries

POLYETHYLENE

High-pressure production: LDPE becoming increasingly tight in Europe / Global importance wanes / New plants mostly flexible and easily switched to EVA / Specifically targeted types more expensive

POLYMER PRICES

Russia June 2015: Rises across the board / PET the sole exception / Uptrend unlikely to end in July as maintenance season gets underway

POLYMER PRICES

Russia May 2015: LDPE makes a retreat / Feedstock rises continue to push PS up / Little changes for HDPE, PP and PET / Imported PVC sees strongest gains / Aside from PS, PVC and PET, notations could roll over in June

POLYMER PRICES

Russia April 2015: Maintenance and high export activity take LDPE notations through the roof / PP follows at a less steeper pace / High feedstock costs and few import alternatives drive up PS / PVC rolls over / PET with slight losses

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Lukoil resumes production at Stavrolen cracker in the Caucasus

POLYMER PRICES

Russia March 2015: Large export shipments and technical problems drive up LDPE prices / PVC producers take advantage of lack of imports to hike notations / Stavrolen to resume HDPE production in April / Further predictions remain difficult

POLYMER PRICES

Russia February 2015: Little market activity / Slight rises for most polymers / Only HDPE blow moulding, EPS and homo PP pointing down / Volatile exchange rate could lead to additional increases in March

POLYMER PRICES

Russia October 2014: Rouble continues to decline / Maintenance cycle mostly over / LDPE now pointing down / Volatile exchange rate could see rises for PS and PET / Other polymers likely to decline in November

POLYMER PRICES

Russia September 2014: LDPE and HDPE tight and expensive / Euro notations feel currency effect as rouble continues to lose in value / PP and PVC pointing down / PS and PET roll over / Little change expected in October

POLYMER PRICES

Russia August 2014: Maintenance cycles drive up PE, PP and PVC notations / PS and PET mostly quiet / PP availability could improve in late September / PVC tightness expected to last into November

POLYMER PRICES

Russia July 2014: Aside from PET, all notations rise in rouble-terms / Russian currency posts gains against the euro / Most grades expected to see rises in August

POLYMER PRICES

Russia May 2014: Polyolefin notations rising again / Other materials stagnate / Stability likely in June

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Lukoil's Caucasus-based Stavrolen subsidiary resumes PP production / Third-party propylene / Feedstock output due to start up next year

POLYMER PRICES

Russia April 2014: Polyethylene on the up due to product shortage / Otherwise prices mainly stable / Ukraine conflict has little effect