In the first nine months of 2021, Azerbaijan exported 64,384.45 tons of polypropylene (in primary form) in the amount of $86.891 million.
According to the Report's calculations based on the data of the State Statistics Committee, this is 63.77% more in value terms than in the same period last year, and 1.97% less in quantitative terms. The export price per ton of the product has increased by 67.1% over the previous year.
Some 38,065.75 tons worth $54.299 million were supplied to Russia, 14,575 tons worth $16.074 million to Turkey, 6,642 tons worth $9.649 million to Kazakhstan, 2,871.25 tons worth $3.716 million to Ukraine, 790.5 tons worth $1.226 million to Georgia, 566.25 tons worth $866,380 to Belarus, and 443,700 tons worth $575,960 to Iran.
As a whole, Azerbaijan exported products to 11 countries. After a one-year break, supplies to Lithuania and Poland were resumed. Compared to the same period in 2019, exports to Lithuania increased 14 times and 12 times, respectively, to Poland - by 34.34% and 6.25%.
In January-September 2021, the country imported 6,661.99 tons of polypropylene in the amount of $10.162 million, which in value terms increased by 0.92% compared to the same period last year, and decreased by 26.46% in quantitative terms.
In total, during the reporting period, deliveries were made from nine countries. A year later, Azerbaijan resumed supplies of polypropylene from India, Finland, Taiwan, China, and Turkey. In total, 40.4 tons of products were imported from these countries for the amount of $118,990 dollars.