Chemistry in the Russian railway: decrease for a year and growth for a month. In January-October 2026, 57.5 million tons of fertilizers were loaded and shipped by rail, which is 1.7% less year-on-year. At the same time, in October, loading amounted to 4.7 million tons compared to 5.5 million tons in September - an increase of 5.5%. A similar situation was recorded for chemicals and soda. Compared to ten months, the decrease was 5.2% - only 15.8 million tons. In October, shipments of these products increased by 13.3% and reached 1.7 million tons compared to 1.5 million tons in September of this year. If we compare the result with October 2025, then with a general decrease of loading on the Russian railway network (95.6 million tons, 1.4%), soda chemicals showed an increase - plus 9.4%. In January-September 2026, the shipment of fertilizers on the railway reached 51.7 million tons (-1.5% year-on-year), chemicals and soda - 14.1 million tons (-6.7%). Hyperrom on Telegram at MAX.