BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 15. The production of foundry steel from January through June 2024 increased by 30.9 percent (up to 185,200 tons) compared to last year, Trend reports.
Meanwhile, the production of metallurgical industry products and ready metal products in the country increased in value terms by 26.17 percent to 656.7 million manat ($386.3 million) (521.5 million manat ($306.7 million) in the same period last year).
A summary chart of production in Azerbaijan's metallurgical industry based on data from the country's State Statistics Committee:
|
Types of products |
Produced from January through June 2024 |
Difference compared from January through June 2023 (percent) |
Quantity of finished products in warehouses as of July 1, 2024 |
|
Foundry steel (tons) |
185,200 |
30,9 |
24,800 |
|
Fittings (tons) |
195,000 |
31,9 |
13,200 |
|
Steel pipes (tons) |
53,600 |
- 62,3 |
800 |
|
Unprocessed lead, aluminum, zinc, nickel, etc. (tons) |
13,500 |
- 26,6 |
5,300 |
|
Aluminum products (tons) |
29,992 |
64,9 |
2,668 |
|
Metal structures (tons) |
10,193 |
- 12,1 |
11,981 |
|
Metal products (tons) |
12,043 |
1,9 |
61,7 |
To note, the production of products of the metallurgical industry and finished metal products in Azerbaijan in 2023 compared to 2022 decreased in value terms by 12.57 percent to 1.1 billion manat ($647,000).
