Azerbaijan's Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Plastic Goods Production Grows in 2025
In January–October 2025, Azerbaijan produced 1,920.8 million manats worth of chemical, pharmaceutical, and plastic goods. Pharmaceutical output doubled, rubber and plastic goods rose 12.6%, and chemical industry products increased 8.4%. Key products like polyethylene, ethylene, and urea saw growth, with notable increases in plastic bags, rods, and bottles.
Azerbaijan's State Statistical Committee reported that in the first ten months of 2025, the country produced 1,920.8 million manats worth of chemical industry, pharmaceutical, and rubber and plastic goods. Compared to the same period last year, pharmaceutical production doubled, rubber and plastic goods increased by 12.6%, and chemical industry products grew by 8.4%. Among chemical products, polyethylene output rose 4%, ethylene by 3.2%, and urea by 0.4%. In the rubber and plastic sector, production of plastic bags and sacks (excluding polyethylene) surged 86.8%, plastic rods, sticks, and profiles increased 28.5%, and plastic bottles, flasks, and similar items grew 20.5%. The article also provides detailed production figures for various chemical products, including inert gases, paint and varnish, inorganic and organic chemicals, fertilizers, nitrogen compounds, plastic mass, and adhesives, highlighting the sector's robust expansion and its contribution to the national economy.
