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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.