Sibur

Logistics agreement with Karl Schmidt for plastics hub in Kaluga / Facility to supply PE and PP to Russian and overseas customers

Russian DOTP plasticisers plant to be built at Perm / Substitution of imports

China's state-owned Silk Road Fund acquires 10% minority stake / Second Chinese investor

PP portfolio grouped under new “Sibex” brand name / Speciality and phthalate-free types

Russia October 2016: LDPE and PP buck the general downward trend / Ufaorgsintez ownership change partially responsible for gains / PVC takes a nosedive / November outlook for PET a mixed bag

Polymer production expanded at Tomsk / New and improved grades added

Igor Klimov named executive director of Russian BOPP film producer / Sergey Komyshan with new responsibilities

ChemChina to acquire 40% stake in VNHK petrochemicals hub near Vladivostok / Feasibility study for petchems project with Sinopec

Russia May 2016: Most notations roll over / Despite slide, LDPE remains high-priced / PVC still inching up following outage in Angarsk / Little change expected for June

Logistics agreement with Karl Schmidt for ZapSibNeftekhim polyolefins hub / Deal comprises silos, warehouse and container terminal

ZapSibNeftekhim project in Tobolsk to be completed in 2020 at the earliest / Polyolefin plants with overall capacity for 2m t/y

Growth in petrochemicals business drives 32% increase in 2015 operating profit / Capacity expansions bring sales and volumes gains

New organisational structure to drive balanced development / Tobolsk as standalone unit / Plastics and rubber activities bundled in one business division

Portfolio now includes PET film grades / FDA-approved for food contact

Russia January 2016: Notations mostly roll over amid little activity / Volatile exchange rate drives up PVC and PET / Respective trends expected to continue into February / PS catching its breath before renewed uptrend?

Chinese state-owned group completes acquisition of minority stake in Russian petchems producer / Collaboration at proposed Amur hub?

Full control of Polief gained / Further investments to be made

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

Sibur subsidiary now part of Basic Polymers division / CEOs reshuffled

Share in ChemChina acquired / Chinese group in turn enters into Nakhodka mega-project

State-owned Chinese conglomerate acquires undisclosed stake in Russian petchems producer / Taking existing collaboration to a new level

Russia August 2015: Rise in rouble-based notations / Prohibitive costs lead several converters to shut down their operations / Producers seek refuge in export channel / Volatile exchange rate drives prices down in euro-terms / No relief in sight

Agreement to supply Sibur with additives extended

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

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