BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 19. Propylene production amounted to 58,000 tons from January through April 2023 in Azerbaijan, which is 39.1 percent higher compared to the same period of 2022, Trend reports via the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan.
According to the committee, the production of polyethylene in the reporting period of 2023 amounted to 62,900 tons, which is 43.9 percent more compared to the same period of 2022.
Production of the main types of chemical products in Azerbaijan from January through April 2023:
|
Chemical products |
Production |
Year-on-year increase/decrease (%) |
Stock of finished products in warehouses on May 1, 2023 |
|
Nitrogen (thousand cubic meters) |
7912,0 |
107,7 |
110,0 |
|
Iodine (tons) |
65,4 |
136,0 |
33,3 |
|
Propylene (thousand tons) |
58,0 |
139,1 |
0,9 |
|
Polyethylene (thousand tons) |
62,9 |
143,9 |
15,5 |
|
Ethylene (thousand tons) |
63,2 |
147,0 |
0,5 |
|
Paints and varnishes (tons) |
8724,5 |
106,2 |
158,1 |
Azerbaijan produced 134,700 tons of propylene, 134,700 tons of polyethylene, 139,800 tons of ethylene, 194,700 tons of iodine, 5.4 million cubic meters of oxygen, 534,500 tons of methanol and 23.4 million cubic meters of nitrogen in 2022.
Azerbaijan produced 146,400 tons of propylene, 164,700 tons of polyethylene, 168,400 tons of ethylene, 167,500 tons of iodine, 9.6 million cubic meters of oxygen, 378,200 tons of methanol and 22.4 million cubic meters of nitrogen in 2021.
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