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Russian chemical product sales abroad reached $32 billion in 2025
Russian chemical product sales abroad topped $32 billion in 2025, according to Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov.
He shared the figure at the Chemistry 2026 exhibition in Moscow.
Mineral fertilizers accounted for 15.2% of those sales.
Chemical shipments make up about one-fifth of Russia’s non-commodity, non-energy exports.
Russian chemical firms have invested over 4.8 trillion rubles since 2022, with government measures including subsidized loans and research funding supporting investment.
The industry is expanding into higher-tech products, including polymers, catalysts and materials for radioelectronics, and some producers have shifted from importing to exporting these goods.
Russian sales of chemical products on the global market exceeded $32 billion in 2025, Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov said.
Mineral fertilizers accounted for 15.2% of those sales.
Chemical shipments make up around one-fifth of Russia’s non-commodity, non-energy exports, Alikhanov said.
Russian chemical enterprises have invested more than 4.8 trillion rubles in their development since 2022.
The minister said Russia is increasingly exporting higher-value products, including polymers, catalysts and specialty chemical compounds.
- Who
- Russian chemical enterprises and Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov.
- What
- Russian chemical product sales on the global market exceeded $32 billion in 2025.
- When
- In 2025; Alikhanov made the announcement on November 9, 2026.
- Where
- On the global market. Alikhanov spoke at the Chemistry 2026 exhibition.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Russian chemical enterprises invested more than 4.8 trillion rubles in their development.
Sales of Russian chemical products on the global market surpassed $32 billion.
Alikhanov announced the sales figure at the Chemistry 2026 exhibition.
- Global sales in 2025
- More than $32 billion
- Mineral fertilizers' share
- 15.2%
- Share of non-commodity, non-energy exports
- Around one-fifth
- Investment since 2022
- More than 4.8 trillion rubles
What people are saying
Last year sales of our chemical products on the global market surpassed $32 bln, with mineral fertilizers accounting for 15.2%, though other components of our chemical industry are also growing in exports.