Azerbaijan raises 8-month PE output 53%

29 September 2008 08:32  [Source: ICIS news]

MOSCOW (ICIS news)--Azerbaijan has recorded a substantial increase in its production of polyethylene (PE) in the January-August period, up 53% year on year to 37,800 tonnes, the country’s statistical agency said on Monday.

 

In the first eight months of the year, Azerbaijan also saw propylene output rise 47% to 20,900 tonnes and the country produced 15,300 tonnes of liquid caustic soda, up 68%, the agency said, without disclosing reasons for the rise.

 

Earlier this month, Azerbaijan state-run petrochemical holding Azerikimya indicated tentative plans to build new chemical plants in Sumgait.

 

These were slated to producer 800,000 tonnes/year of urea, 700,000 tonnes/year of low density PE (LDPE) and high density PE (HDPE) and 130,000 tonnes/year of polypropylene PP. 

 

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By: Sergei Blagov
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