Ukraine: PP imports up in January-July 2018

Ukraine’s polypropylene (PP) imports increased by 9% YoY in the first seven months of the year, as demand for all PP grades grew. Overall imports of propylene polymers reached 74,000 tons in January-July, compared to 67,700 tons a year earlier. Demand for all PP grades increased, but PP block copolymers accounted for the greatest growth.…

Belarus: Belneftekhim exports up in H1 2018

In January-June the Belarusian state petrochemical concern Belneftekhim increased merchandise export by more than one fourth in comparison with H1 2017, the Belneftekhim press service reported after the concern’s board convened to review performance in the first half of the year. In H1 Belneftekhim’s merchandise export growth rate reached 128.5% as against January-June 2017, with…

Kazakhstan: fourth refinery to be built

Kazakh Energy Ministry has found a private investor ready to take part in construction of the fourth refinery in the territory of Kazakhstan, our correspondent reports. “Another key step in the domestic oil and gas industry is construction of a new refinery. A group was set up on the instructions of the president to develop…

Belarus: Belneftekhim’s exports up in 2017

The organizations affiliated with the Belarusian state petrochemical concern Belneftekhim increased the export of goods to $7.7 billion in 2017, by 27.5% YoY, Belneftekhim Chairman Igor Lyashenko noted at a session to assess the performance of the concern in 2017. In 2017 the concern met the main targets in foreign trade in goods and services.…