POLYMER PRICES Russia June 2012: Falling oil price sends ruble tumbling / Currency effects see prices rise in ruble terms while euro values are down / PVC and PET notations are a mixed bag / PS largely stagnant	06.07.2012
POLYMER PRICES Russia May 2012: PP, LDPE and PS pointing upward / HDPE and PVC stable / Import PET notations ease / Producers likely to offer rebates in June as petrochemical feedstocks slide	08.06.2012
SIBUR Launching PP imports to battle tightness in Russian market	14.05.2012
POLYMER PRICES 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	07.05.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in March 2012: Significant margin improvement for PE and PVC in Q1 / Stable costs keep PS and EPS in check / Scant supply improvement / High prices dampen demand / Fresh hikes in store	04.04.2012
LUKOIL Follow-up: Ethylene production at Stavrolen subsidiary likely to be out until August / Awaiting equipment deliveries from abroad	30.03.2012
LUKOIL Stavrolen subsidiary resumes PP production in Budyonnovsk / Ethylene repair works proceeding apace	22.03.2012
LUKOIL Follow-up: Investigation of Stavrolen cracker blaze wrapped up / Corrosion and wear blamed / Renewed start-up in April?	09.02.2012
LUKOIL Follow-up: Stavrolen cracker could be out until February / Investigation of blaze ongoing	02.01.2012
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks in December 2011: MDI numbers capped at the top / TDI still pointing slightly downward / Polyols tending toward a rollover / Softer demand / Higher costs drive price hike initiatives	22.12.2011
LUKOIL Blaze takes out Stavrolen cracker in the Caucasus	21.12.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in October 2011: PE, PP and PVC down despite stable costs / PS in triple-digit fall / EPS margins improve / Production cuts with limited impact / Targeted hikes have little chance of success	03.11.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics in September 2011: Prices soften on a broad front / Polyolefins tend downwards / PVC in weak rollover / PS and EPS producers pass on feedstock relief / Output cuts to avoid surpluses	06.10.2011
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend September 2011: PE in a strong rollover / PVC struggles to stabilise / Trend to improved margins for PP, PS and EPS / Euro crisis raises production costs / Export window opens	14.09.2011
LUKOIL Ukraine PVC lines officially start up	07.06.2011
BULGARIA Reliance on imports as plants remain closed / PE production under threat / BMI report	11.02.2011
RUSSIA Polyolefins capacity set to surge / Increased focus on export-oriented projects	18.01.2011
RUSSIA PE demand to rise by 8.6% per year to 2015 / Polyolefin needs driven by packaging sector	14.12.2010
POLYPLASTIC Russian plastic pipe manufacturer expands compounding activities / Engineering thermoplastics capacity soon could reach 80,000 t/y	25.11.2010
LUKOIL Start-up of chlorine production / PVC line on stream in December / Ethylene and HDPE plants back in operation	17.11.2010
LUKOIL Refinery expansion in Nizhny Novgorod to be operational by year's end / Propylene earmarked for Saratovorgsintez	29.09.2010
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics in May 2010: Notations on a slow upward curve / Supply of many products remains limited / Demand boosted by seasonal effects / June will also be a sellers' market	03.06.2010
LUKOIL PVC production in Ukraine to kick off this year	15.04.2010
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	15.02.2010

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