Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 29 / Trend E.Ismayilov/
In Jan.-Sept., Azerbaijan imported over 1,400 tons of cement and cement clinker, or 31.2 percent more than Jan.-Sept. 2010, the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee told Trend. Cement and cement clinker in Jan.-Sept. was imported at $69.7 million, or 40.9 percent more than last year.
Cement clinkers in Jan.-Sept. was imported in volume of 598,800 tons, which is 43.2 percent more than last year. Clinkers were imported at about $26.25 million or 33.8 percent more than the same period of 2010.
During Jan.-Sept., the country imported 816,700 tons of cement, which is 23.7 percent more than the same period of 2010. Cement in this period was imported at about $43.46 million, which is 45.6 percent more than Jan.-Sept. last year.
In Jan.-Oct. this year, Azerbaijan produced approximately 1.2 million tons of cement, which is 11.4 percent more than the same period of 2010.