Azerbaijan , Baku, April 14 / Trend /
The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic's (SOCAR) Azerkimya (production of chemical products) increased production of basic products, such as polyethylene, polypropylene and others.
A decline is observed in the nitrogen production, the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee said.
Production of basic chemical products:
|
Products |
January- March 201 1 |
Compared to January- March 2010 (%) |
|
Nitrogen ( thousand cubic meters) |
269.9 |
8.8 |
|
polyethylene (thousands tons) |
22.2 |
179.7 |
|
Propylene (thousand tons) |
7.9 |
121.2 |
|
isopropyl alcohol (thousands tons) |
3.1 |
110.9 |
|
paintwork material (tons) |
433.2 |
124.5 |
|
Caustic soda ( liquid in tons .) |
11.2 |
- |
Thus, about 1.552.7 tons of solid polyethylene pipes, tubes, hoses were produced in January- March. It is 6.4 percent more compared to the same period of last year. About 36 tons of porous polyurethane plates and strips were produced in the republic. It is 44.6 percent less than the same period of last year.