RUSSIA

Plastics processors brace for closures, bankruptcies / Consumption plummets across key segments as economy enters recession / Drone attacks target key petchem capacities

YEAR-ENDER: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

Dark clouds form over Russian economy / European energy prices on the rise again / Ukrainian plastics industry at a standstill

SIBUR

Net profit quadruples in H1 2024 / Capital investments also on the rise

RUSSIA

Plastics processors clash with Sibur over price, quality issues / Polyplastic announces switch to foreign raw materials

UZBEKISTAN

Russia maintains anti-dumping duty on HDPE imports / Exports to be cornerstone of future MTO gas-to-methane complex / Deliveries to the EU are not ruled out

RUSSIA

Technological imports reach historic heights, thanks partly to Germany, Italy / Fresh US sanctions hurt, but not cripple, trade with Asia, Turkey

SIBUR

Group intends to expand from material producer to solution provider / Russia lags behind in use of plastics

RUSSIA

Two years of war: Rising prices for base polymers slow processor investments / Eastern turnaround in exports not up to expectations / Unrealistic plans for major petchem projects