Imports of caustic soda in to Russia for seven months of 2019 increased by 9% to 12,700 tonnes, according to MRC ScanPlast.

Imports of caustic soda in to Russia in January-July 2018 was at 11,700 tonnes. 

Imports of liquid caustic were insignificant, in January-July 2019 the Russian Federation imported just 720 tonnes, the volume reduced by 3% against the volume of 2018 (740 tonnes).

RussiaпїЅs imports of rigid caustic into the country were 12,000 tonnes in the seven months of the year, up 10% year on year (10,900 tonnes).

At the same time exports increased by 8% and amounted to 149,600 tonnes in January-July 2019, in the same period a year earlier exports of caustic soda were 139,100 tonnes.

Source: MRC