Petrotahlil -Polypropylene (PP) imports into Russia increased by 23% year on year to about 224,000 tonnes in 2020, according to MRC’s DataScope report.

Overall imports of homopolymer PP totalled 93,000 tonnes in 2020, compared to 59,000 tonnes a year earlier, while imports of PP block copolymers into Russia reached 60,300 tonnes.

Imports of this propylene copolymers grade totalled 36,700 tonnes in 2020, compared to 33,800 tonnes a year earlier.

Imports of other propylene polymers totalled 34,100 tonnes over the stated period versus 35,300 tonnes a year earlier.