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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