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PLASTIC PIPES Without major shocks
Industry information and analytical digest
Publisher: If we try to describe the past 2023 for the plastic pipe industry in one
Publishing house PLASTIC Ltd. phrase, we could say: “ ithout ma or shocks.” In a difficult environ-

Editor-in-Chief:
Miron Gorilovskiy ment – tightening sanctions, weakening national currency, aggra-
Deputy Editor-in-Chief: vation of external and internal problems – the plastic pipe market
Alexander Sazonov continued its progressive growth. Contrary to expectations, it did not
Project Manager: slump in the second half of the year: the ongoing implementation of
Mikhail Burenko national projects, programs of the Territorial Development Fund and
Layout & Design: major infrastructure projects ensured a stable demand for plastic pipe
Kseniya Melnikova products, the industry did not experience a shortage of raw materials
Production Editor: (thanks to the efforts of Russian petrochemical companies), and sup-
Alexander Sazonov pliers of fittings, components and equipment adapted to the current

Editorial Board: conditions, adjusted supply channels and somehow provided con-
Julia Korenko, Ekaterina Krivosheina,
Peter Titov, Kirill Trusov, Elena Zaitseva struction sites with everything necessary.
Translation: The market has grown not only quantitatively but also qualita-
Leyla Gulueva, Natalia Kurikova, Irina Tropina tively. The adoption of a number of new standards and regulations
has significantly expanded the opportunities for using of innova-
tive pipe products, the competencies of designers have noticeably
Address: increased, and they increasingly and willingly incorporate these
18, Ochakovskoye Shosse,
Moscow 119530 Russia products into their projects. Customers increasingly prefer innova-
Tel. +7 (495) 745 6857 ext. 4086 tive multilayer pipes and advanced technologies for the construction
E-mail: burenko@journal.plastic-pipes.ru and repair of pipelines.
Circulation: 2000 But the problems have not gone away, and they should not be un-
derestimated. Pressure on the Russian economy remains high, and
EDITORIAL COUNCIL:
demand for pipes will only persist as long as planned funding for
Lev Gorilovskiy infrastructure projects is maintained. Loans have almost doubled in
Chairman of the Committee for Municipal cost, and this will affect manufacturers' opportunities to expand and
Infrastructure and Housing and Utilities update production. Moreover, counterfeit manufacturers should not be
of the Business Russia All-Russia
Public Organisation ignored – against the backdrop of increased demand for pipe prod-
ucts, they have become noticeably more active.
Miron Gorilovskiy Nevertheless, the market continues to grow, and looks set to con-
Chairman of the Board of POLYPLASTIC Group
tinue at least until the middle of next year, 2024. The projected weak-
Vladislav Kovriga ening of the ruble provides a chance to increase budget revenues and,
Director of R&D Department of Zavod

AND Gaztrubplast consequently, to continue financing programs for moderni ing mu-
nicipal infrastructure in the longer term. All this gives us grounds for
Mikhail Katsevman cautious optimism.
Chairman of the Council of the Russian
Association of Plastic Processors
Miron Gorilovskiy,
Yury Meshengisser Editor-in-chief
Chairman of the Board of Ecopolymer Group
Sergey Shalyapin
Deputy Chairman of the Rosstandart
Technical Committee 241
Vladislav Tkachenko
General Director of the Pipeline Systems
Manufacturers Association

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