According to Soyuzlegprom, in Russia in the 1st quarter of 2017, the production of chemical fibers amounted to 43,513 tons. This amounted to 102.8% compared to the same period in 2016. Of the total amount of chemical fiber, synthetic – 39,050 tons (102.7%  compared to the same period last year) and artificial fibers   4,463 tons (103.6%).

As for the interregional structure of this industry, the production of chemical fibers in the Central Federal District amounted to 22,819 tons (103.8%). Of these, synthetic and artificial fibers, respectively, 18,571 tons (103.5%) and 4,248 tons (105.1%). At the same time, the entire volume of artificial fiber production in the Central Federal District and almost all of the Russian Federation as a whole was provided by Moscow region– 4,248 tons (105.1%).

Indicators for other federal districts are significantly inferior to Central Federal District. The production of chemical fibers by NWFD amounted to 6,452 tons (99%), SFD  3,736 tons (89.5%), NCFD – 1,444 tons (124.9%), PrivFO – 5,582 tons (95.5%), Uralfo – 2,953 tons (130.8%), SibFO – only 527 tons (130.3%).

For example, in In the Vladimir region the production of synthetic fibers amounted to10,066 tons(110.4%), in Kursk – 4,069 tons (89.1%), in the Komi Republic  6,361 tons (99.2%), in the Rostov region – 3,222 tons (80.8%). In Karachay-Cherkessia   1,444 tons (124.9%), in the regions Ulyanovsk   1,669 tons (102.2%), Chelyabinsk – 2,953 tons (130.8%), Samara –1,874 tons (84.3%), Saratov  1,153 tons (94.1%).

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