Azerbaijan resumes aluminum oxide imports from Spain, Ireland

Azerbaijan imported 99,742 tons of aluminum oxide worth $50.6 million in 2024, Report informs, referring to the country’s State Statistical Committee.

Data represent an 8% decline in volume and a 1.3% increase in value of the imports compared to 2023.

In 2024, Azerbaijan purchased aluminum oxide from:

- Greece: 66,029 tons (+5 times) worth $33.7 million (+5.8 times);

- Ireland: 17,733 tons worth $9.2 million (supply resumed after 5 years and 10 months);

- Spain: 15,553 tons worth $7.3 million (supply resumed after 5 years and 7 months);

- Russia: 47 tons (+783 times) worth $174,200 (+829 times);

- Türkiye: 253 tons (+94%) worth $108,000 (+54%).

In 2023, 109,000 tons of aluminum oxide were imported to Azerbaijan from 15 countries, of which 26.4% came from Indonesia, 25.9% from Brazil, and 22.9% from Jamaica.