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Azerbaijan's Ganja Aluminum Plant to establish new export destination in 2019

20 February 2019 15:39 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijan's Ganja Aluminum Plant to establish new export destination in 2019

By Leman Mammadova

The development of the aluminum industry, along with diversifying the non-oil sector in the country, contributes to the strengthening of industrial potential in the regions, as well as the development of the non-ferrous metallurgy industry.

In 2019, Italy will become a new export destination for Azerbaijan's Ganja Aluminum Plant, a source at the company told Trend.

The source noted that presently, almost all of the plant's production is exported.

"The company's products are exported to a number of European countries and the former USSR countries, and in the coming months, exports to the Italian market will be arranged. In order to ensure continuity of exports, the Ganja Aluminum Plant plans to increase production volumes as well," the source said.

Ganja Aluminum Plant, established in 2011 in Ganja, annually produces 50,000-55,000 tons of aluminum products, mainly aluminum ingots and sheets.

The company plans to increase production volumes to 52,447 tons. This figure amounted to 51,967 tons in 2018. The company produces primary and final aluminum products, as well as semi-finished products, such as rolled aluminum.

Azerbaijan Industrial Corporation is preparing a strategy to expand aluminum production, in which foreign specialists are involved, including, in particular, the development of the Ganja Aluminum Plant, the creation of an anode block plant in perspective, and an increase in aluminum production to 100,000-110,000 tons per year.

Aluminum is the most common metal on the Earth, it accounts for more than 8 percent of the total mass of the earth's crust, and it is the third most common chemical element on our planet after oxygen and silicon.

Aluminium is not found in nature in its pure form due to its high chemical activity. Formally, aluminum was discovered only in 1824, and half a century passed before its industrial production began.

Aluminum has a rare combination of valuable properties. It is one of the lightest metals in nature: it is almost three times lighter than iron, but it is durable, extremely plastic and does not corrode, as its surface is always covered with a very thin but very strong oxide film. It is not magnetized, it conducts electricity perfectly and forms alloys with almost all metals.

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Leman Mammadova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @leman_888

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