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  1. Petrochemicals: numbers

    Why oil is net positive, IPEX is in the catbird seat, and rubber prices are gaining momentum: find out in the new report by experts from SIBUR. Business environment: focus on economic recovery Despite the insufficient pace of vaccination in Q1 2021, analysts forecast that by mid-2021 50% of the population ...

  2. The Rubber Market: from Crisis to Growth

    Having survived the shake-up of the industry in 2020, rubber manufacturers expect the global market to recover and hope for state support. For synthetic rubber producers, as well as the entire petrochemicals industry more widely, the past year has been challenging. The market remained turbulent, as factories ...

  3. Plastic in 2021: consumption outlook

    ..., the market is unlikely to recover to 2019 levels until 2023 at the earliest,” Dmitry Konov explained at the meeting on the development of the petrochemical industry. The tyre business: recovery on the horizon The output of wheels, tyres and new rubber bags in Russia fell by 9.2% during the year, to 54.9 million units, leading to a collapse in the demand for synthetic rubber and related polymers. Nizhnekamskneftekhim, a major Russian synthetic rubber supplier, stated in its report that industrial ...

  4. SIBUR analytics

    ... styrene, butadiene, methanol, PVC, polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene) grew by 9% quarter-on-quarter due to recovering demand, higher raw material prices and local supply shortages for certain products. Among high-tonnage products, the price of rubber increased markedly, following changes in butadiene prices. PET prices showed the least growth among the essential petrochemical products. The automotive industry: a major fall The automotive market deserves special attention, as this ...

  5. SIBUR launches new rubber grade

    Elastomers R&D Centre at SIBUR’s Voronezh site developed and launched a new grade of high-viscosity polybutadiene rubber (BR-ND HV) for tyres with enhanced end-user performance. The material was tested by a leading tyre manufacturer and approved for production. The new grade responds to the growing demand for tyres with greater grip and reduced energy loss from ...

  6. Planning ahead

    In an interview with Rupec, Pavel Lyakhovich , member of the Management Board and Managing Director at SIBUR talks about the Company’s plans to gradually evolve from a petrochemical to chemical producer, explains why rubber projects continue to be investment-worthy, and argues against “growing plastic”. Was 2018 a successful year for the Plastics, Elastomers and Organic Synthesis Division? I believe the year was positive for the division. We have slightly ...