Baku. Agshin Rafigoglu – APA-Economics. In January-August, 2013, Azerbaijan increased gasoline production by 9.2%, kerosene – 11.7%, diesel fuel – 8.8%, bitumen – 9.0%.
The State Statistical Committee says
Production in chemical industry rose 15.4%, pharmaceutical products – 19.2%, production of rubber and plastic materials dropped by 12.1%.
Production isopropyl alcohol increased by 71.6%, production of polyethylene – 6.8%, varnish and paint products – 24.2%. Propylene production decreased by 2.8%.