Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 27
By Sara Israfilbayova – Trend:
Over 14,000 tons of paint and varnish products were produced in Azerbaijan in January-July 2019, which is by almost twofold more than in the same period of 2018, Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani Statistics Committee.
Some 60,600 tons of propylene were produced in Azerbaijan in January-July 2019, which is 61.2 percent more compared to January-July 2018.
According to the committee, 81,000 tons of ethylene were produced in the country during the reporting period, which marks a 17.7 percent growth for the year.
An increase was observed in the production of most of the main types of chemical products in Azerbaijan in January-July 2019.
Production of main types of chemical products in Azerbaijan:
|
Product name |
Jan.-July 2019 |
The ratio compared to January-July 2018 (in %) |
|
Nitrogen (in 1,000 cubic meters) |
13,229.7 |
93.8 |
|
Polyethylene (in 1,000 tons) |
68.6 |
102.7 |
|
Propylene (in 1,000 tons) |
60.6 |
161 |
|
Methanol (in 1,000 tons) |
232.4 |
An increase by 3.3 times |
|
Paint and varnish products (tons) |
14,338.5 |
196.5 |
|
Iodine (tons) |
112.6 |
110.1 |
|
Oxygen (in 1,000 cubic meters) |
2,043.9 |
66.4 |
|
Ethylene (in 1,000 tons) |
81 |
117.7 |
|
Other organic composite solvents and thinners (tons) |
14,398.4 |
160.8 |
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