Galloping increase in the exchange rate in 2015 did not give the Russian polymer companies to increase turnover by product price advantage, said the director of the Research and Development PNP POLYPLASTIC Michael Katsevman. Speaking at the conference “Plastics in Automotive 2016”, he pointed out that the devaluation could not have a positive impact on the production cost of Russian composite materials. The reason for including the use of chemical additives import when creating domestic products.

In this regard, the representative of SPE POLYPLASTIC stressed the need to reset the import duty on chemicals not produced in Russia for the production of polymeric automotive components. This measure would significantly improve the position of the Russian polymer companies.

Customs tariff policy requires, in his opinion, to be corrected in relation to the finished product. “In 2014, imports of finished products from plastics was 1 million 400 thousand tons, in 2015 it decreased by 8% mainly due to the general decline in the volume of industrial production is still very considerable, -. Said Michael Katsevman.

Speaking about the situation in the automotive industry, the conference participants noted the need to change the pricing policy in composite materials manufacturers in the procurement of raw materials them. Horse Racing exchange rates under existing formulas periodically make the Russian material is more expensive than imported counterparts.

Despite these difficulties, the production of polymeric materials in Russia grew by 11.9% for a total reduction of product consumption market of plastics 6.5% last year. The trend in 2016 Mikheil Katsevman called the expansion of brand assortment from manufacturers.

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