During January-May 2006, State Enterprise Azerkimya kept raising chemicals production. Trend reports with reference to Azeri State Statistics Committee, production of hydrate of sodium rose by 31.6%, propylene by 69%, nitrogen by 48.6%, ethylene by 68.7%, polyethylene by 69.9 over year.
Production of main chemicals in January-May 2006
Production |
Production in January-May 2006 |
Annual increase, % |
Amount of remains of ready production as of 01.06.2006 |
Nitrogen (mln m3) |
5,1 |
148,6 |
|
hydrate of sodium (thous ton) |
14 |
131,6 |
0,7 |
Propylene (thous ton) |
17,8 |
169 |
0,6 |
Ethylene ( thous ton) |
33,6 |
168,7 |
|
Polyethylene (thous ton) |
32,6 |
169,9 |
3,5 |
Isopropyl alcohol (thous ton) |
10,6 |
102,9 |
4,3 |
Paint-and-lacquer materials (ton) |
328,3 |
57,3 |
229,4 |
Clorine oxide (thous ton) |
2,9 |
111,5 |
0,3 |