Chemical production down in Azerbaijan

Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 19

By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:

Azerbaijan produced 46,700 tons of propylene in January-November 2016, which is 8.4 percent less than in the same period of 2015, the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee said in a report.

According to the report, the country produced 87,400 tons of polyethylene in January-November 2016, or 5.7 percent less than in the same period of 2015.

Some 54,800 tons of barium sulfate were produced in Azerbaijan during the period, which is 0.9 percent less than in the same period of 2015.

Azerbaijan saw a decrease in the production of major types of chemicals in January-November 2016.