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Production of paint, varnish in Azerbaijan doubles

Oil&Gas Materials 25 September 2019 17:34 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 25

By Kamala Mammadli - Trend:

Over 15,000 tons of paint and varnish were produced in Azerbaijan from January to August 2019, which is 1.8 times more than in the same period last year, Trend reports referring to the report of Azerbaijan’s State Statistical Committee.

During the aforementioned period, Azerbaijan produced 67,700 tons of propylene, which is 62.7 percent more than the same period in 2018.

During the reporting period, 89,200 tons of ethylene were produced in the country (denoting an increase of 16.4 percent over the year).

Growth was observed over the 8 months of the current year in the production of most of the main types of chemical products in Azerbaijan.

Production of the main types of chemical products in Azerbaijan:

Product

January-August 2019

Percentage ratio compared to January-August 2018 (in %)

Nitrogen (thousand cubic meters)

15,218.7

94.6

Polyethylene (thousand tons)

76.7

103.1

Propylene (thousand tons)

67.7

162.7

Methanol (methyl alcohol) (thousand tons)

277.4

Increase by 3.2 times

Paint and varnish production (tons)

15,654.9

181.9

Iodine (tons)

127.2

105.6

Oxygen (thousand cubic meters)

2,280.7

67.1

Ethylene (thousand tons)

89.2

116.4

Other organic composite solvents and diluents (tons)

16,710.8

155.7

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