Related Keywords: countires of Custom union, domestic market, illegal reexport, polyester, polypropylene, raw material, Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, Russian nonwovens, technical textile industry, volatile commodity prices
The Russian nonwovens and technical textiles industries volume of production during the period January-October has declined by about 15 percent compared to the same period last year, due to the ongoing currency jumps; the ever growing volume of illegal re-exports of technical textiles and nonwovens to Russia through the other countries of the Customs Union, and in particular Kazakhstan and Belarus; volatile commodity prices and the high level of depreciation of equipment at the majority of the industry’s enterprises might put the industry in tight spot.
