BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 2. Azerbaijan produced 29.3 tons of iodine from January through February 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the State Statistical Committee shows that this figure decreased by 6.1 percent (1.9 tons) compared to the same period in 2024 (31.2 tons).
Azerbaijan's chemical industry, including the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products and rubber and plastic goods, hit the ground running, with output soaring to a total value of 363.9 million manat ($214 million) during the first two months of this year.
In juxtaposition to the corresponding timeframe from the previous year, the output of pharmaceutical products experienced an escalation of 21.4 percent, whereas the chemical sector's production exhibited an uptick of 11.4 percent. Nonetheless, the output metrics for rubber and plastic commodities registered a marginal contraction of 3.6 percent.
