By Vladislav Vorotnikov, Russia correspondent
Moscow - Sibur has opened a sales office in Moscow in a bid to improve service to its customers and to increase the level of sales in Russia's central federal district, reported company sources.
"Sibur has launched a sales office in Moscow to distribute its polymer production across the central federal district. The new office will sell Sibur's polyurethane production both to large industrial consumers and SME customers. We expect that the new representative office will let the company to expand its customer base," said a company spokesperson.
The opening of the new office in the Russian capital will have strategic importance for the company. So far Sibur has only sold its production to large industrial customers. The setting of a new Moscow-based sales office will allow Sibur to expand partnerships also with SME customers, and in general will make it easier to order polyurethane products from the company.
"This step is being taken in accordance with Sibur`s strategy of development, which aims to see the company working in cooperation with end processors in all regions. This strategy lets Sibur ensure timely response to the clients' needs and will promote high-quality services," the spokesperson added.
Since the start of the year the company has already launched several representative offices in different parts of Russia in a bid to expand its presence in the both European and Asian regions of the country. According to the heads of the Russian departments of the company this will let Sibur significantly improve the mechanisms of polymer distribution.