BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 14
By Matanat Nasibova – Trend:
An Azerbaijani plant engaged in the manufacture of metallurgical products, increased the export of aluminum and copper profiles in 2019, a source in the aluminum plant, one of the residents of Azerbaijan’s Sumgayit Technological Park (STP), told Trend.
Last year, the plant’s products were mainly exported to Europe, according to the source.
“At the end of last year, in monetary terms, the export value of aluminum products amounted to about 1 million manat ($588,235),” the source noted. “The products were exported to Denmark, Poland, Austria, Estonia, Ukraine and Turkey. This year, the company plans to increase supplies to these countries, and at the same time is in search of new foreign markets.”
The aluminum plant produces warm and cold profiles, window systems, aluminum electrical tires and other types of aluminum products.
Moreover, the plant melts and produces aluminum, as well as melts copper. The productivity of aluminum furnaces is 30,000 tons per year. This year it is planned to increase the productivity to 35,000-40,000 tons.
The local raw materials produced in Azerbaijan’s Ganja city are mainly used in the production process.
The aluminum plant was commissioned in STP in 2014.
Currently, STP residents are 12 plants and more than 30 production sites equipped with the latest technological equipment of European and Japanese production, which employs 2,000 people.
All plants of the STP are equipped with laboratories of European production and are accredited in accordance with the AZS ISO/IEC 17025-2009 standards.
The manufactured products have the appropriate certificates including the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 international standards.
The plant has modern German equipment.
