Azerikimiya Uses More Gas Feedstock

The petrochemical production of Socar's Azerikimya Production Union is set to rise in the next two or three years and the demand for feedstock, including natural gas, will go up significantly.

The polymer and urea production units are projected to become operational in the next two to three years, the general manager of Azerkimiya, Mukhtar Babaev, told NGE.

Last year, above 368,000 metric tons of feedstock were delivered to the state-owned petchem units of Azerikimya including 195,400 mt of naphtha, 98,000 mt of LPG, 6,000 mt of dry gas (or about 96mn m³) and about 10,000 mt of butane, he said.

Babaev added that for now the ratio of liquid feedstock to gas is 53% to 47%, but in 2020, the ratio would be 32%-68%.

Azerkimiya’s feedstock needs (‘000 mt)

80,000 mt of natural dry gas = 118mn m³