Armenian metallurgy industry increased volumes by 7.1% per annum in first half of 2017

ArmInfo. The metallurgy industry  of Armenia in the first half of 2017 reached a 7.1% growth from the  6.7% decline in the same period in 2016. According to the National  Statistical Service of Armenia, in the first half-year the production  of ferromolybdenum in Armenia increased by 19% per annum, amounting  to 3 446 tons, against the decline of 8.7% a year earlier. Only in  June ferromolybdenum was produced 455 tons, which is 17.6% less than  the May volume.

In the first half of the year, the production of molybdenum  concentrate increased by 6.9% per annum - to 5,614 tons, against the  decline of 7.9% a year earlier. Only in June production decreased by  40.1% - up to 732 tons. The production of converter (rough) copper  declined by 5.8% year-on-year to 5,955 tons (against 30.9% growth a  year earlier), with a monthly growth of 0.3% to 1005 tons. The  production of copper concentrate increased by 6.9% - to 205.9  thousand tons, against growth of 31% a year earlier. On a monthly  basis, copper concentrate production decreased 8.5% to 33.3 thousand  tonnes. The production of zinc concentrate increased during the  reporting period by 29.5% per annum - up to 4 569 tons, against the  48.7% decline the year before. In June, the production of zinc  concentrate increased by 9% to 899 tons.

Production of aluminum foil over the reporting period increased by  5.2% per annum - up to 15,784 tons, against the 2.1% decline a year  earlier. In June, aluminum foil production decreased by 5.2% to 2,845  tons.  The production of aluminum rolled products during the  reporting period amounted to 444 tons with an annual growth of 148  times, against a decline of 70% a year earlier. Only in June the  volume of aluminum rolled steel production decreased by 1.3% to 157  tons.

The production of steel pipes in the reporting period increased by  65.4% per annum - to 4,706 tons (against a decline of 46.3% a year  earlier), but only in June it was recorded a 2.8-fold increase to  2,504 tons.

Data on the production of molybdenum briquettes in the statistics of  the reporting period are absent, while a year earlier in the same  period the volume was 367 tons.

All metals produced in Armenia are exported, mainly to Europe and the  USA.

In 2016 the metallurgy industry of Armenia reduced production by  11.1% per annum, against a 0.5% decline in 2015. In particular, the  production of molybdenum briquettes was reduced by 50.9%, aluminum  rolled products by 47.7%, steel pipes by 22.6%, zinc concentrate by  30.3% and aluminum foil by 2.1%, while In 2016, growth was recorded  in the production of ferromolybdenum - by 16.9%, convertor (rough)  copper - by 11.4%, copper concentrate - by 23.1%, and molybdenum  concentrate by 2.1%.