RUSSIA

A year of war takes toll on Russian plastics, chemical industries / State payments support refineries

POLYMER PRICES

Russia March 2013: Notations mostly point down in final month of Q1 / LDPE proves the exception as film season gets underway / PVC and PET treading water / Mixed start to Q2

RUSSIA

Market for standard thermoplastics grapples with old and new challenges / WTO entry will force lower import tariffs that could further pressure local producers / Price developments similar to western Europe

RUSSIA

Improvement in polymers market expected in 2010 / Shrinking domestic demand in 2009 has players looking abroad / PVC producers bracing for higher costs / State support for new petrochemical projects