Regarding the results of 2010 the Russian companies increased ABS resins imports up to 37,7 KT, according to MRC DataScope.

The crisis of 2008 resulted in considerable reduction in ABS consumption in Russia.

2009 as well didn’t show the signs of the market recovery. And only in 2010 demand for ABS became to grow in the Russian market.

Last year import supplies grew by 68% compared to 2009 and exceeded the record for the Russian market 37 KT.

Plastik (Uzlovaya), the only Russian producer of ABS, also increased the production capacities by 83%, having reached 13,2 KT at the end of 2010.