BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 24
By Eldar Janashvili - Trend:
Construction materials worth 52.4 million manat ($30.8 million) were produced in Azerbaijan in January 2020, which is 35.2 percent more compared to January 2019, Trend reports referring to Azerbaijan’s State Statistical Committee.
The volume of cement production amounted to 191,900 tons in January 2020 (a decline of 24 percent compared to January 2019), construction lime – 2,000 tons (a decrease of 5.5 percent), building blocks and bricks made of cement, artificial stone or concrete – 2,800 tons (a decrease of 3.75 times).
In the meantime, the volume of asphalt production amounted to 8,800 tons (an increase of 76.6 percent), building bricks – 37,200 cubic meters (an increase of 8.3 percent), ready-mixed concrete – 114,900 tons (an increase of 21.7 percent), processed marble, travertine, alabaster and articles made of them – 631,600 tons (a decrease of 20.6 percent).
In January 2020, the production of building gypsum declined by 5.5 percent, amounting to 400 tons, while the output of prefabricated concrete structures grew by 19.4 percent to 3,700 cubic meters.
|
Types of products |
Produced in January 2020 |
Change compared to January 2019 (in %) |
Number of finished products in warehouses on Jan. 1, 2020 |
|
Cement (in tons) |
191,900 |
76 |
76,500 |
|
Building plaster (in tons) |
0,400 |
94.5 |
1,700 |
|
Building limestone (in tons) |
0,400 |
94.5 |
1,700 |
|
Building blocks and bricks (in tons) |
2,000 |
73.8 |
3,400 |
|
Precast concrete structures (in cubic meters) |
3,700 |
119.4 |
3,700 |
|
Asphalt (in tons) |
8,800 |
176.6 |
- |
|
Building bricks (in cubic meters) |
37,200 |
108.3 |
14,400 |
|
Concrete mix (in tons) |
114,900 |
121.7 |
- |
|
Processed marble, travertine, alabaster and products made from them (in tons) |
631.6 |
79.4 |
- |
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