BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 14. Paint and varnish product output was 11,829 metric tons in the first five months of 2024, down eight percent from the corresponding figure in 2023., Trend reports.
Propylene production in the reporting period was 57,800 tons, according to data from the Azerbaijan State Statistics Committee. This is a decrease of 14 percent compared to the indicator for the same time in 2023.
Output of the main types of chemical products in Azerbaijan in the reporting period of 2024:
Chemicals |
Production |
Increase/decrease year-on-year (%) |
Nitrogen (cubic meters) |
10 million |
1 |
Iodine (tons) |
82,600 |
0.1 |
Propylene (tons) |
57,800 |
- 14 |
Polyethylene (tons) |
58,100 |
- 22.7 |
Ethylene (tons) |
61,000 |
- 19.8 |
Paint and varnish products (tons) |
11,829 |
- 8 |
In 2023, Azerbaijan produced a combined total of 153,100 tons of propylene, 162,800 tons of polyethylene, 165,600 tons of ethylene, 208.1 tons of iodine, and above 21.6 million cubic meters of nitrogen.