Azerbaijan sees 40% growth in earnings from polypropylene export

Azerbaijan exported 30,758 tons of polypropylene worth $37.1 million in January-April 2021, respectively, up $10.599 million or 40.065 and down 939.9 tons or 2.96% from the previous year, Report informs, referring to the State Customs Committee (SCC).

Polypropylene constituted 5.32% of export in the non-oil sector for four months.

Polypropylene is produced by the Polypropylene plant (184 KTA) of SOCAR Polymer. The Polypropylene Plant was inaugurated on July 18, 2018, with the participation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Italian President Sergio Mattarella. Propylene export started on October 5, 2018.