MOSCOW (MRC) - The average capacity utilisation for the production of bottle grade polyethylene terephthalate (PET) chips increased to 80% in November, the highest level since June this year. Russia"s production of PET chips was 40,600 tonnes in November, up 6% compared with the production in October, as per MRC ScanPlast. 

 

Russian PET producers SIBUR-PET, Senege and Alco-Naphtha slightly increased their production volumes in November. At the same time, Polief reduced its PET chips output by 4% in November, compared with the October level.

 

Production of bottle grades PET chips in Russia grew by 5% in the first eleven months of the year, compared to the same period a year earlier.

 

Polief significantly increased its PET production in January-November 2014. SIBUR-PET and Senege"s PET output over the reported period remained steady. At the same time Alco-Naphtha reduced its production of PET chips in the first eleven months.