Baku, Azerbaijan, May 17
By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:
In January-April 2017, 18,700 tons of propylene was produced in Azerbaijan that is by 0.1 percent less than in the same period of 2016, says a report of the country’s State Statistics Committee.
Meanwhile, 36,500 tons of polyethylene was produced in Azerbaijan in January-April 2017 that is by 1.7 percent more than in the same period of 2016.
Also, 59,100 tons of iodine (a decline by 2.1 percent as compared to January-April 2016) was produced in Azerbaijan in January-April 2017.
Production of main chemical products:
Product |
January-April 2017 |
Nitrogen (million cubic meters) |
7.29 |
Polyethylene (thousand tons) |
36.5 |
Propylene (thousand tons) |
18.7 |
Isopropyl alcohol (thousand tons) |
4.97 |
Paint products (thousand tons) |
2.515 |
Iodine (tons) |
59.1 |
Oxygen (thousand cubic meters) |
874.4 |
Ethylene (thousand tons) |
37.6 |