In the first quarter of this year, the SOCAR Urea plant's exports to foreign markets increased by 8 times and its value by 33 times, said the first vice-president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), acting president Rovshan Najaf, Report informs.
"The positive impact on Azerbaijan's foreign trade balance amounted to $93 million," he said on Facebook.
According to him, SOCAR Urea sold 53,400 tons of urea to the domestic market:
"This is 224% more than in the same period last year."