Russia: The net 2011 first-half profit of OJSC Balakovorezinotekhnika, which makes a number of plastic-derived technical goods including vibration-dampening insulation and pipe-lagging was USD2.3m against a loss of USD3.52m for the same period of 2010. Its revenue increased by 43% to USD98.4m from USD68.8m and its profit due to sales was USD1.77m against a sales loss of USD1.96m in the first half of 2010.