Azerbaijan's profit from petroleum coke exports up by 52%

Azerbaijan exported 89,624 tons of petroleum coke for $123.050 million in the first eight months of this year, down 2.18 times and up 52.4%, respectively, from a year earlier, Report informs, citing the State Customs Committee.

During the reporting period, the share of petroleum coke in the country's total exports was 0.09%.

Azerbaijan conducted trade transactions with foreign countries worth $35.113 billion in January–August 2022. Of this, $26.245 billion fell to the share of exports and $8.868 billion to the share of imports.

SOCAR's Heydar Aliyev Refinery, the only oil refining enterprise in the region, provides Azerbaijan with fuel products such as RON-92, diesel, and jet fuel and also supplies SOCAR's petrochemical enterprises in Azerbaijan with raw materials.