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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

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

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

Russia March 2014: Crimea crisis and Stavrolen outage in the Caucasus drive prices up / Surge continues

Engineering thermoplastics consumption recovers slightly in 2013 / Gains driven by ABS and PMMA / Import volumes of PC, PA and SAN down / Asian producers increasingly step into the fold / Low local capacity utilisation rates / Plastinfo report

Russia November 2013: Polymer prices drop with winter temperatures / Stagnation likely in December

Russia August 2013: Prices continue to rise / Speed of decline in the value of the ruble slows briefly / Strong demand for PP pipe grade and PET

Russia June 2013: Market on a downward trend / Little demand in July / Weak ruble works against exports

Russia April 2013: Notations for LDPE climb due to production-related narrow markets / Subdued demand leads to downward pressure on prices for all other standard thermoplastics / PP continues to be at overcapacity

Engineering thermoplastics market contracts slightly in 2012 / Imports from Europe and Asia on the rise / Russian production still too low / Western European quality often not matched / Plastinfo report

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 February 2013: All grades aside from HDPE and PP post slight gains / GPPS sees largest increase / Processing season slowly gets underway / March could see additional hikes

Russia December 2012: Polymer notations drop as 2012 ends / Only PET bucks the trend / LDPE in oversupply / January expected to see rises as processors restock / Government lifts LLDPE import duties

Russia October 2012: Winter chill brings notations down / HDPE recedes from its lofty heights / PS and PVC buck the trend / All signs point to further declines

Russia September 2012: Notations for tight HDPE go through the roof / Limited availability also drives PS and PVC prices higher / LDPE, PP and PET in weak rollover / PS and PVC likely to continue rising in October

Standard Thermoplastics Trend 2012: Producers win more than their increased costs / Margins up, volumes down / Demand shows distinct signs of slowing down / Market is becoming tense

Russia August 2012: As ruble firms, euro prices rise across the board / HDPE notations continue to rise / PP points down / PET and PVC demand remain below expectations / September could see hikes

Russia April 2012: Prices continue rising / PP takes to new heights / LDPE market balanced / PVC in seasonal upswing / PET largely stable amid weak Asian notations / Styrenics increase counteracts western European development

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

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