Sibur: 181 articles – Plastics Information Europe

Film range extended with introduction of six grades

03.06.2015

Foreign currency effects hit 2014 net earnings but boost gains in operating profit and sales / Increase in polymer production following capacity ramp-up at Tobolsk

02.04.2015

SIBUR

Partnering with Norway's Norner to develop new polyolefin grades / Focus on high value-added products

11.03.2015

SOLVAY

Double-digit earnings growth for Q4 and FY 2014 / Strong performance for specialty polymers led by electronics and automotive sectors / Functional polymers sales down but profits up on optimisation measures

03.03.2015

SIBUR

Foundation stone for ZapSibNeftekhim cracker and downstream units / Project costs and start-up could change amid ongoing economic volatility

20.02.2015

GUEST COMMENT

Sergey Komyshan, Head of Sibur's Basic Polymers Division: The rouble depreciation – Long-term polymer price contracts offer shelter

19.02.2015

POLYMER PRICES

Russia January 2015: Slow month sees slight rises in most polymer notations / Many plants idled during national holidays / Currency exchange rate continues to wreak havoc / February likely to see further increases

03.02.2015

SIBUR

Tobolsk Polymer subsidiary starts up propylene plant / UOP technology / Backward integration

19.12.2014

POLYMER PRICES

Russia November 2014: Currency effect drives euro notations down / Rouble prices a mixed bag / HDPE injection moulding grades tight and expensive / PP and PET firmer / PVC flagging

04.12.2014

BIAXPLEN

New metallised BOPP film allows extended printing period

03.12.2014

POLYMER PRICES

Russia October 2014: Rouble continues to decline / Maintenance cycle mostly over / LDPE now pointing down / Volatile exchange rate could see rises for PS and PET / Other polymers likely to decline in November

06.11.2014

BIAXPLEN

Russian BOPP producer starts exporting to Spain and Bosnia-Herzegovina / EU exports now account for 17% of total sales

04.11.2014

SONGWON

Long-term agreement with distributor UTS to supply Sibur with additives

29.10.2014

FRUPACK-PLASTIC

Distributing KPIC's UHMW-PE and HMW-PE in Europe

09.10.2014

POLYMER PRICES

Russia September 2014: LDPE and HDPE tight and expensive / Euro notations feel currency effect as rouble continues to lose in value / PP and PVC pointing down / PS and PET roll over / Little change expected in October

06.10.2014

FRUPACK-PLASTIC

Distributing Sibur's PP and PE in select western European countries

06.10.2014

RUSVINYL

Russian PVC plant officially inaugurated / Output to substitute imports

23.09.2014

POLYMER PRICES

Russia August 2014: Maintenance cycles drive up PE, PP and PVC notations / PS and PET mostly quiet / PP availability could improve in late September / PVC tightness expected to last into November

04.09.2014

RUSSIA

Packaging market worth USD 15 bn / Local plastic packaging plants operate at reduced rates / Food packaging drives demand / Domestic BOPP output to be exported from 2016 onwards / gtai report

27.08.2014

RUSVINYL

First PVC test batch produced / Facility in start-up mode / Output to go towards domestic market

13.08.2014

POLYMER PRICES

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

07.08.2014

SOLVAY

Earnings rise in Q2 2014 on strong volumes and restructuring / Functional Polymers sales impacted by weak pricing / Softness in non-consolidated vinyls assets to go to Inovyn

01.08.2014

POLYMER PRICES

Russia June 2014: Situation generally stable / HDPE continues to rise / PP likely to see increases this month

08.07.2014

BIAXPLEN

EUR 40m BOPP line starts up in Russian Samara region / Output to be sold to European markets as well

30.05.2014

POLIOM

Gazprom and Sibur enter into Omsk-based PP joint venture with Titan / Collaborating on feedstock supply and distribution

27.05.2014

SIBUR Film range extended with introduction of six grades	03.06.2015
SIBUR Foreign currency effects hit 2014 net earnings but boost gains in operating profit and sales / Increase in polymer production following capacity ramp-up at Tobolsk	02.04.2015
SIBUR Partnering with Norway's Norner to develop new polyolefin grades / Focus on high value-added products	11.03.2015
SOLVAY Double-digit earnings growth for Q4 and FY 2014 / Strong performance for specialty polymers led by electronics and automotive sectors / Functional polymers sales down but profits up on optimisation measures	03.03.2015
SIBUR Foundation stone for ZapSibNeftekhim cracker and downstream units / Project costs and start-up could change amid ongoing economic volatility	20.02.2015
GUEST COMMENT Sergey Komyshan, Head of Sibur's Basic Polymers Division: The rouble depreciation – Long-term polymer price contracts offer shelter	19.02.2015
POLYMER PRICES Russia January 2015: Slow month sees slight rises in most polymer notations / Many plants idled during national holidays / Currency exchange rate continues to wreak havoc / February likely to see further increases	03.02.2015
SIBUR Tobolsk Polymer subsidiary starts up propylene plant / UOP technology / Backward integration	19.12.2014
POLYMER PRICES Russia November 2014: Currency effect drives euro notations down / Rouble prices a mixed bag / HDPE injection moulding grades tight and expensive / PP and PET firmer / PVC flagging	04.12.2014
BIAXPLEN New metallised BOPP film allows extended printing period	03.12.2014
POLYMER PRICES Russia October 2014: Rouble continues to decline / Maintenance cycle mostly over / LDPE now pointing down / Volatile exchange rate could see rises for PS and PET / Other polymers likely to decline in November	06.11.2014
BIAXPLEN Russian BOPP producer starts exporting to Spain and Bosnia-Herzegovina / EU exports now account for 17% of total sales	04.11.2014
SONGWON Long-term agreement with distributor UTS to supply Sibur with additives	29.10.2014
FRUPACK-PLASTIC Distributing KPIC's UHMW-PE and HMW-PE in Europe	09.10.2014
POLYMER PRICES Russia September 2014: LDPE and HDPE tight and expensive / Euro notations feel currency effect as rouble continues to lose in value / PP and PVC pointing down / PS and PET roll over / Little change expected in October	06.10.2014
FRUPACK-PLASTIC Distributing Sibur's PP and PE in select western European countries	06.10.2014
RUSVINYL Russian PVC plant officially inaugurated / Output to substitute imports	23.09.2014
POLYMER PRICES Russia August 2014: Maintenance cycles drive up PE, PP and PVC notations / PS and PET mostly quiet / PP availability could improve in late September / PVC tightness expected to last into November	04.09.2014
RUSSIA Packaging market worth USD 15 bn / Local plastic packaging plants operate at reduced rates / Food packaging drives demand / Domestic BOPP output to be exported from 2016 onwards / gtai report	27.08.2014
RUSVINYL First PVC test batch produced / Facility in start-up mode / Output to go towards domestic market	13.08.2014
POLYMER PRICES 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	07.08.2014
SOLVAY Earnings rise in Q2 2014 on strong volumes and restructuring / Functional Polymers sales impacted by weak pricing / Softness in non-consolidated vinyls assets to go to Inovyn	01.08.2014
POLYMER PRICES Russia June 2014: Situation generally stable / HDPE continues to rise / PP likely to see increases this month	08.07.2014
BIAXPLEN EUR 40m BOPP line starts up in Russian Samara region / Output to be sold to European markets as well	30.05.2014
POLIOM Gazprom and Sibur enter into Omsk-based PP joint venture with Titan / Collaborating on feedstock supply and distribution	27.05.2014