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Azerbaijan ups nitrogen production in 2010

Oil&Gas Materials 21 January 2011 13:03 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 21 / Trend /

SOCAR's Azerkimya PU (production of chemical products) produced 13.9 million cubic meters of nitrogen in 2010. It is 6 percent more than the same period of 2009, the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee.

There was growth on almost all major types of chemical products in 2010.The decrease was recorded only in the manufacture of sulfuric acid and propylene.

Production of basic chemical products in 2010:

Products

2010

Compared to 2009 (in %)

Nitrogen (mln. cubic meters)

13.9

106

polyethylene (thousands tons)

52.8

126.5

propylene (thousands tons)

19.5

87.8

isopropyl alcohol (thousands tons)

10.5

105.7

paintwork material (thousands tons)

3.996.4

144.7

sulphuric acid (thousands tons)

9.3

75

In 2010, the country produced 566 tons of solid polyethylene pipes, tubes, hoses, that is by 2.2 times more than in 2009. Also, the republic produced 202 tons of porous polyurethane plates and strips, which is 49 percent lower than the previous year.

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