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Azerbaijan raises propylene production

Business Materials 18 September 2020 15:15 (UTC +04:00)

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept.18

By Fidan Babayeva – Trend:

Over 78,000 tons of propylene were produced in Azerbaijan from January through August 2020, which is 15.2 percent more compared to the same period of 2019, Trend reports on Sept.18 referring to a report of the State Statistics Committee.

In the past eight months of this year, 327,300 tons of methanol were produced in Azerbaijan, which is 20.4 percent more compared to the same period of last year, the report said.

As reported, the country produced 102,100 tons of ethylene over the reporting period.

Production of the major types of chemicals in Azerbaijan:

Products

Jan. – Aug. 2020

Jan. – Aug. 2020

compared to Jan. – Aug. 2019

(in percent)

Nitrogen

14.8 million cubic meters

-2.2

Polyethylene

56,000 tons

-27

Propylene

78,000 tons

+15.2

Methanol (methyl alcohol)

327,300 tons

+20.4

Paints and varnishes

8.7 mln tons

-42.2

Iodine

123.4 tons

-3

Oxygen

1.6 million cubic meters

-28.5

Ethylene

102,100 tons

+14.5

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