The government introduced a temporary ban on the export of certain types of petrochemical products A ban on the export of certain types of petrochemical products from Russia outside the Eurasian Economic Union was introduced for 3 months and it applies to the export of: benzene, coal and oil, toluene, orthoxylene, peroxylene, phenol. The materials are used, among others, in the production of paint coatings for the automotive, aircraft, shipbuilding and railway engineering industries, food packaging, flooring and insulating materials for cable products as well as in the medical industry. The decision is intended to maintain a stable supply of raw materials for Russian industrial plants. The restriction does not apply to the export of petrochemical products as part of international transport, to supplies through international humanitarian aid, as well as to ensuring the activity of Russian organizations in the Spitzbergen Archipelago.

The government introduced a temporary ban on the export of certain types of petrochemical products A ban on the export of certain types of petrochemical products from Russia outside the Eurasian Economic Union was introduced for 3 months and it applies to the export of: benzene, coal and oil, toluene, orthoxylene, peroxylene, phenol. The materials are used, among others, in the production of paint coatings for the automotive, aircraft, shipbuilding and railway engineering industries, food packaging, flooring and insulating materials for cable products as well as in the medical industry. The decision is intended to maintain a stable supply of raw materials for Russian industrial plants. The restriction does not apply to the export of petrochemical products as part of international transport, to supplies through international humanitarian aid, as well as to ensuring the activity of Russian organizations in the Spitzbergen Archipelago.