During January-June 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 59.8%, nitrogen by 49.5%, ethylene by 57.2%, polyethylene by 58.6 over year.
Production of main chemicals in January-June 2006
Production |
Production in January-June 2006 |
Annual increase, % , % |
Amount of remains of ready production as of 01.07.2006 |
Nitrogen (mln m3) (mln m3) |
5.9 |
149.9 |
|
hydrate of sodium (thous ton) |
16.9 |
131.6 |
1.1 |
Propylene (thous ton) (thous ton) |
20.9 |
159.8 |
0.3 |
Ethylene ( thous ton) |
39.6 |
157.2 |
|
Polyethylene (thous ton) (thous ton) |
38.4 |
158.6 |
1 |
Isopropyl alcohol (thous ton) |
12.8 |
103.8 |
1.3 |
Paint-and-lacquer materials (ton) |
399.8 |
49.8 |
229.7 |
Clorine oxide (thous ton) (thous ton) |
3.5 |
109.4 |
0.2 |