BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 17. The construction materials worth 494.6 million manat ($290.9 million) were manufactured in Azerbaijan from January through June 2023, up to 20.3 percent on an annual basis, Trend reports.
Types of products |
Manufacturing volume from January through June 2023 |
Difference compared to January through June 2022 (%) |
Finished products in warehouses as of July 1, 2023 |
Cement |
1.76 million tons |
1.9 |
108,900 tons |
Construction gypsum |
36,500 tons |
- 3.8 |
1,900 tons |
Cement clinker |
1.8 million tons |
- 83.8 |
375,200 tons |
Limestone |
29,800 tons |
- 47.2 |
3,800 tons |
Precast concrete building structures |
13,700 cubic meters |
- 34.1 |
3,400 cubic meters |
Asphalt |
27,600 tons |
- 37.4 |
300 tons |
Building bricks |
270,900 cubic meters |
- 16 |
1,000 cubic meters |
Concrete |
1.7 million tons |
- 85.1 |
- |
Construction glass |
4.49 million square meters |
21.7 |
2.24 million square meters |
Construction materials worth 1.08 billion manat ($635.2 million) were manufactured in Azerbaijan last year, up to 12.5 percent against 2021.
In 2021, the manufacturing value of construction materials amounted to 871.8 million manat ($512.8 million), which was 80.6 percent more than in 2020.