In 2016-2017, the weighted average price had risen from 1.73 to 2.59 USD/kg while the growth rate was 49.65%.
The major importers: LLC Neomer (26-28%), ZAO Huntsman-NMG (16-19%), LLC RT-Epaflex (6-18%), LLC Walter Hemi (11-15%), LLC Dow Izolan (up to 12%), LLC Basf (up to 17%), LLC NPP Macromer named after V.S. Lebedev (up to 6%). These companies account for up to 95% of imports.
In 2016-2018, the leading supplier countries were China (35-40%), the Netherlands (6-42%), Hungary (13-26%), and Germany (5-17%).
The main producers of supplied MDI are Wanhua Chemical (Ningbo) Trading Co., Ltd (up to 34%), BorsodChem Zrt (13-26%), Huntsman Holland BV (6-20%), Dow Chemical Company (1-22%), BASF Antwerpen N.V. (4-17%), Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd (up to 12%), Kumho Mitsui Chemicals Inc (up to 11%).
Among key producing countries, the largest import volumes are provided by China (35-41%), the Netherlands (5-42%), Hungary (13-26%), and Belgium (4-17%).
During 2017, 25.89 tons (76.95 thousand USD) were exported, which was 20.36 tons (growth rate 368.25%) of MDI more than in 2016. In dollar terms, the increase was 312%.
In 2016 - 2017, the weighted average price falls from 3.54 to 2.97 USD/kg. The rate of decline of MDI price was -15.95% from 2016 to 2017.
LLC TD Medium-Stroy annually exported German-made 4,4-difinel methane diisocyanate (Dow Europe Gmbh) to Moldova. The company's export volumes in 2016 were 5.525 tons (18.94 thousand USD), for 2017 - 3.39 tons (13.89 thousand USD), for 2018 - 1 ton (1.96 thousand USD).
In 2017, LLC Astra-Market exported 20 tons of MDI (51 thousand USD) to China while LLC East-Siberian Trading Company exported 2.5 tons (12,05 thousand USD) to Mongolia. Manufacturing company is Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd, China.
In 2016, sole trader Lyashchuk D.N. exported 2 kg (9.5 USD) to Uzbekistan, JSC Lomo - 1 kg (603 USD) to Vietnam.