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POLYMER PRICES Russia July 2015: Almost all grades point up / PE notations explode / PVC also rising steeply / Increases for PP and PS more moderate / PET stable / Additional hikes likely in August	11.08.2015
POLYMER PRICES Russia June 2015: Rises across the board / PET the sole exception / Uptrend unlikely to end in July as maintenance season gets underway	01.07.2015
POLYMER PRICES 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	05.06.2015
POLYMER PRICES Russia April 2015: Maintenance and high export activity take LDPE notations through the roof / PP follows at a less steeper pace / High feedstock costs and few import alternatives drive up PS / PVC rolls over / PET with slight losses	11.05.2015
POLYMER PRICES Russia March 2015: Large export shipments and technical problems drive up LDPE prices / PVC producers take advantage of lack of imports to hike notations / Stavrolen to resume HDPE production in April / Further predictions remain difficult	08.04.2015
POLYMER PRICES Russia February 2015: Little market activity / Slight rises for most polymers / Only HDPE blow moulding, EPS and homo PP pointing down / Volatile exchange rate could lead to additional increases in March	05.03.2015
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
POLYMER PRICES Russia December 2014: Economic crisis drives up polymer notations / Volatile exchange rate propels cost of imported materials to unaffordable heights / PET rises by almost 20% / Future outlook uncertain	08.01.2015
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
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
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
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
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
RUSSIA 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	18.02.2014
INTERPLASTICA Four-day CIS flagship fair attracts 20,000 visitors / Record exhibition space / Energy efficiency and recycling identified as key themes / Germany remains leading supplier of Russian plastics and rubber sector	14.02.2014
CORRECTION - FAIRS Moscow's "Interplastica" and "Upakovka / Upak Italia" get underway in January / "Meeting Point Raw Materials" once again on exhibition agenda	09.01.2014
POLYMER PRICES 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	11.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES Russia July 2013: Minor price increases for all polymers / PVC and PET below expectations despite high season / Market sluggish / Standstills and maintenance lead to some shortages	08.08.2013
POLYMER PRICES Russia June 2013: Market on a downward trend / Little demand in July / Weak ruble works against exports	09.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES Russia May 2013: Weak demand puts pressure on prices / June business also expected to be dull	13.06.2013
POLYPROPYLENE Russia: PP production declines / Consumption up / Larger volume for export in future	12.06.2013
RUSSIA 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	19.04.2013