The Russian Federation has restricted the export of petrochemical products outside the EAEU The Russian government has introduced a temporary ban on the export of certain types of petrochemical products from the Russian Federation outside the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). "A resolution has been signed introducing a temporary ban on the export of certain types of petrochemical products from Russia outside the Eurasian Economic Union. The decision is intended to maintain a stable supply of raw materials for Russian industrial plants," the Cabinet of Ministers website reports. The restriction was introduced for a period of three months and it applies to the export of benzene, coal and oil, toluene, orthoxylene, paraxylene, phenol. They are used in the production of paint coatings for automotive engineering, aircraft, ships and railways, food packaging, floor coverings and insulating materials for cable products, and in the medical industry. "The ban will not apply to the export of petrochemical products as part of an international transit, to supplies through international humanitarian aid, or to support for the activities of Russian organizations in the Spitsbergen archipelago," the cabinet added.