Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend / The chemical production in Azerbaijan in January to October decreased by 41.8% compared to last year. Ethylene and chlorine oxide was not produced.
The production of polyethylene pipes, hoses made up 197,720 tons, an increase of 7.2$ from the last year.
Production of main types of chemical products for January-October 2007
| Production | Production in January-October thousand ton | Compared to 2006, % | Volume of finished commodity for 01.11.2007 |
| Nitrogen (mln m3) | 8,1 | 86,5 | |
| Hydrate of sodium (thous. t) | 12,5 | 44,4 | 0,7 |
| Propylene | 19,5 | 58,9 | 0,7 |
| Ethylene | 2,4 | 3,8 | |
| Polyethylene | 34,1 | 56,7 | 7 |
| Isopropyl alcohol | 12,2 | 60,5 | 1,8 |
| Paint-and-lacquer materials | 1583,4 | 96,6 | 399 |
| Chlorine oxide | 2 | 32,8 | 0,3 |