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Russia August 2020: Polyethylene availability very low / Simultaneous outages and maintenance on plants at four producers / Notations set to continue upward trend in September

Russia February 2020: Majority of grades trending downward / PE film grades and PP injection moulding materials react to pickup in demand / Order activity weak / Mixed outlook for March

Russia September 2016: Poor demand results in across-the-board slide / HDPE and PS fall to yearly low / Slight dip for PP / End of main processing season responsible for PVC and PET declines

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

Russia April 2016: Maintenance and FM takes LDPE up / HDPE crumbles / Logistical problems drive up PP and PS / PVC and PET see gains

Russia February 2016: Force majeure at Angarsk production hub lifts PVC and LDPE notations / All other grades mostly tread water / Exchange rate fluctuations propel PET higher once again

Sales and operating profit increase in 2015 / Advanced Materials and Functional Polymers businesses contribute to growth

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?

Operating profit increases by 14% in Q3 2015 / Strong pricing helps push up earnings / Advanced Materials business leads gains / Russian chlorovinyls JV contributes to improved Functional Polymers result

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

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

Foreign exchange rates lift operating profit in Q1 / Speciality Polymers business records strong growth / Functional Polymers operating profit down

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

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

Earnings up 10% in Q3 / CEO upholds “high single-digit earnings forecast for full year / Brazilian competition authorities reject sale of Indupa to Braskem

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

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

Russian PVC plant officially inaugurated / Output to substitute imports

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

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

"Chinaplas" exclusive: PIE speaks to Sibur managing director and head of Basic Polymers Sergey Komyshan / Sell-and-build strategy / Focus on integrated sites / Export share expected to rise / Ukraine crisis has no significant impact on operations

PVC joint venture with Solvay / Combined projected sales of EUR 4.3 bn / Potential to be in the global top three

Guenther Nadolny appointed new director general of RusVinyl

Polymer growth targets on track / Headed for the big leagues? / Most output still earmarked for domestic market / New projects proceeding apace