Copper and molybdenum production levels increase in Armenia
According to data provided by the National Statistics Service of Armenia, 280.1 thousand tons of copper concentrate have been produced in Armenia in January-August of 2017, exceeding the results of the previous year by 8.8%.
For the indicated period, increase has been reported in production levels of zinc by 21.6%, amounting to 6 341.0 tones and molybdenum concentrates by 5.8%, comprising 7 453.0 tones.
Compared with data of 2016, production levels of ferromolybdenum have increased by 9.5%, comprising 21 831.0 tones.
According to NSS, 55% increase has been recorded also in the production volumes of steel pipes during January – August 2017, reaching 6 727.0 tones, while aluminum foil production increased by 149.3 times, totaling about 448 tones.