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Output volume of metallurgical industry increases in Azerbaijan

Business Materials 17 May 2017 21:07 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, May 17

By Huseyn Valiyev – Trend:

Azerbaijan’s metallurgical industry and enterprises on production of finished goods from metal produced goods worth 170.5 million manats in January-April 2017, according to a report of the country’s State Statistics Committee.

The report says that the output volume of metallurgical industry increased by 2.4 percent and the production of finished goods decreased by 29.5 percent in January-April 2017 compared to the same period of 2016.

Azerbaijan produced 67,100 tons of fittings in January-April 2017 that is by 25.9 percent more than in the same period of 2016.

Steel pipe production stood at 21,100 tons in January-April 2017 that is by 3.9 percent more than in the same period of 2016.

The volume of steel casting stood at 101,400 tons in the country in January-April 2017 that is by 14.9 percent less than in the same period of 2016.

Azerbaijan exported 11,502.1 tons of ferrous metal worth $8,392.5 million in January-April 2017 that is by 17.8 percent (in monetary terms 17.2 percent) less than in January-April 2016.

(1.7022 AZN = 1 USD on May 17)

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