BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jun. 29
By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:
The volume of raw and unrefined sulfur output amounted to 1.7 million tons in Kazakhstan over the period of first five months of 2020, Trend reports with reference to the Kazakhstan’s Statistics Committee.
The data said that this is 6.4 percent more than during the same period of 2019. This volume also includes sulfur extraction volumes.
In turn, the volume of sulfur output in May 2020 stood at 312,400 tons, which is 13.4 percent more than in May 2019.
The report also said that marble and limestone stone production amounted to 234,000 cubic meters over first five months of 2020, which compared with the same period last year, is an increase of 73.2 percent.
In turn, marble and limestone production in May amounted to 46,900 cubic meters, which means a decrease of 4.1 percent compared to May 2019.
The production of granite, sandstone and stone for monuments amounted to 2.5 million cubic meters in five months and 514,500 cubic meters in May, which is respectively 0.5 percent and 22.8 percent less than during the same period of last year.
Production of chalk and non-calcined dolomite amounted to 789,400 tons over five months and 154,600 tons in May 2020, which is 14.1 percent and 5.3 percent more than during the same period of last year.
The committee said that asbestos production amounted to 82,300 tons over five months (an increase of 0.6 percent), while the production of salt, sodium chloride and sea salt amounted to 312,800 tons, which is 79.5 percent more than during the same period of last year.
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