The State and Prospects of Development of the Russian Market of Basic Polymers in the Context of Global Trends

The role of polymer products as the most important source of raw materials for enterprises in various sectors of the economy cannot be overestimated, which determines the relevance of the research topic, especially in the context of international sanctions pressure. The purpose of the study is to determine the development potential of the Russian market of base polymers in conditions of disrupted international economic relations and disruption of traditional logistics chains. In this regard, the tasks were set to analyze the key indicators of the global and Russian polymer market before and after the imposition of sanctions and identify the main causes and factors influencing them. The analysis showed that the polymer industry worldwide is undergoing significant transformations, which are mainly related to the redrawing of the global map of the chemical industry towards the countries of Asia and the Middle East, which have become both the main producers and key consumers of polymers over the past two decades.; at the same time, traditional European manufacturers of chemical products, including polymer products, are rapidly losing their positions. These trends were even more reflected in the domestic polymer market due to the numerous economic sanctions imposed in 2022, which affected technologies, equipment and components that were critical to the industry, as a result of which the polymer market sank in all key indicators – output, consumption, exports and imports. However, based on the results of the analysis, we see that by the end of 2023, enterprises have managed to overcome the market decline and are beginning to gradually adapt to new economic conditions.

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