·         MOL signs contract with Tecnimont for LDPE project at Slovnaft

·         Lotos starts new unit for xylene fractions to be sold to Mitsubishi

·         Dioki seeks buyer, whilst Petrohemija seeks feedstocks

·         Synthos outlines plans for ZA Pulawy in energy and engineering plastics

·         ZA Tarnow considers options for purchasing ZA Pulawy

·         Zachem to start new epichlorohydrin plant in August

·         WTO entry generates fears amongst Russian chemical producers

·         Angarsk could expand as a location for centre for gas-chemistry

·         Tobolsk polypropylene project to be completed in August, production to start 2013

·         SIBUR selects Ineos for LLDPE and HDPE licences for Tobolsk

·         Exports of synthetic rubber from Russia totalled 348,100 tons in January to May 2012

·         Plans for a PET project in the Ivanovo region have been outlined

·         PET projects in Russia continue despite fears of ban on beer packaging

·          Renova Group wants to construct a biodegradable polymer plant in Moscow area

·         In the first half of 2012 propylene sales on the Russian merchant market rose by 15%

·         Kazanorgsintez recorded an increase in profits despite ethane problems

·         Titan subsidiary Ekooil, which produces MTBE, has been transferred to Omsk Kaucuk

·         SIBUR has supplied 70% of the equipment for reconstruction of the Kstovo cracker

·         Karpatneftekhim to close for two months in August 

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