Azerbaijan, Baku /corr. Trend S.Babayeva / From January to September 2007, the volume of production in metallurgical enterprises of Azerbaijan increased by 3.3% compared to the same period of 2006, the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan reports. 45% of the total production fell to the private sector.
| Products | Production in January to August in ths ton | Relevant to 2006, % | Volume of rest of annual products for 1 October 2007 |
| Metallurgy industry | |||
| Cast-iron (thous. ton) | 912,1 | 87,6 | 472,2 |
| Steel (thous. ton) | 152,4 | 65,2 | 3,8 |
| Armature (thous. ton) | 133,8 | 69,4 | 2,9 |
| Aluminum Oxide (thous. ton) | 141,1 | 51,8 | 10,8 |
| Production of ready metal wares | |||
| Rope and wires from ferrous metals | 372,9 | 4 ед. | 53,7 |
| Pillars (thous. ton) | 29,5 | 90,3 | 4,7 |