MOSCOW (MRC) - Exports of Russian polyamide (PA) grew to 90,500 tonnes in January-November 2014, up 10% year on year, according to MRC DataScope report. 

 

The exports of Russian PA imply to the delivery of PA 6. The main producer in Russia and, accordingly, exporter of PA 6 is Kuibyshev Azot.

 

The plant supplies to the domestic and foreign markets polyamide for packaging and textile industries, as well as for compounding.

 

Export PA 6 is carried out for the following processing technologies: fibers/filaments (55%), compounding (32%), film extrusion (11%), Injection moulding (2%). Export supplies of PA for the textile industry for the period increased by 11% to 49,600 tonnes. Such brands of Russian PA as Volgamid 24, Volgamid 24 SD, Volgamid 34, Volgamid 32 are used for the processing technology fibers/filaments. 

 

Exports of PA for compounding (Volgamid 25, Volgamid 27) increased to 31,200 tonnes in the reporting period, up 34% year on year. Exports of film PA 6 (Volgamid F34) decreased by more than half in the first eleven months of the year to 7,000 tonnes on the back of refocusing to the domestic market and import substitution in the segment.

 

At the same time, the exports of injection moulding PA 6 increased to 2,000 tonnes over the reported period, up 60% year on year. 

 

Geography of export deliveries of Russian polyamide remained unchanged. The main consumers were China (39.2% of exports), India (15%), Turkey (14%), Germany (12%).