BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 12. The production of polyethylene amounted to 124,900 tons in Azerbaijan from January through September 2023, which is 32.2 percent more than in the same period of 2022, Trend reports.
According to the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan, the production of propylene in the reporting period amounted to 115,600 tons, which is 24.8 percent higher than in the same period in 2022.
Production of the main types of chemical products in Azerbaijan in the reporting period of 2023:
|
Chemical products |
Production |
Year-on-year increase/decrease |
|
Nitrogen |
15.9 million cubic meters |
- 9 percent |
|
Iodine |
155.3 tons |
8.2 percent |
|
Propylene |
115,600 tons |
24.8 percent |
|
Polyethylene |
124,900 tons |
32.2 percent |
|
Ethylene |
126,900 tons |
30.2 percent |
|
Paints and varnishes |
28,133.8 tons |
19.3 percent |
Azerbaijan produced 134,700 tons of propylene, 134,700 tons of polyethylene, 139,800 tons of ethylene, 194.7 tons of iodine, 5.5 million cubic meters of oxygen, 534,500 tons of methanol and 23.4 million cubic meters of nitrogen in 2022.
In general, Azerbaijan produced 146,400 tons of propylene, 164,700 tons of polyethylene, 168,400 tons of ethylene, 167.5 tons of iodine, 9.7 million cubic meters of oxygen, 378,200 tons of methanol and 22.5 million cubic meters of nitrogen in 2021.