BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug.24
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Azerikimya production union of Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR processed a total of 521,940 tons of raw materials as of 2020, Trend reports with reference to the company.
The table below shows the production performance by Azerikimya last year (thousand tons):
|
Production breakdown |
2019 |
2020 |
|
Ethylene |
117,22 |
133,22 |
|
Propylene |
88,19 |
103,40 |
|
Butylene-butadiene fraction |
38,08 |
27,27 |
|
Pyrolysis resin |
85,18 |
109,42 |
|
Heavy resin |
18,92 |
19,64 |
|
Propane |
0,50 |
0,38 |
|
Fuel gas |
101,57 |
117,56 |
|
Polyethylene |
94,40 |
80,7 |
|
Pure isopropyl alcohol |
- |
5,80 |
|
Pure diisopropyl ether |
- |
0,24 |
Azerikimya State-Owned Company was transferred to SOCAR in 2010. The Syndicate has an ethylene-polyethylene plant (EP-300, Polymer-120, isopropyl alcohol production unit, production of steam and electric energy) and a repair and construction division. The Syndicate's plants have the following capacities: ethylene-polyethylene plant - 260,000 tons of ethylene per year, 136,000 tons of propylene per year, 120,000 tons of polypropylene per year, 25,000 tons of industrial isopropyl alcohol per year, and 24400 tonnes of absolute isopropyl alcohol per year, 1,750 tonnes of absolute di-isopropyl alcohol per year, and 480 tons of steam per hour and 32 MW of electric power per hour.
After the transference of Azerikimya to SOCAR, a number of measures have been taken towards supplying PU’s facilities with stable raw materials, improving the quality of products and boosting production, as well as modern nitrogen-oxygen complex, water-cooling device, absolute isopropyl alcohol section, facilities for removal of propane-propylene fraction from the sulphur compounds and butane-butylene fraction hydrogenation have been constructed and put into operation. Following the reconstruction, the central laboratory has been provided with modern equipment.
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