In January-October industrial output in Armenia decreased by 6.2% YoY. In 2015 it saw a rise of 5.5%.

According to the National Statistics Service, ferromolybdenum output reached 5262 tons, up by 11.4% YoY, with 648 tons produced in October, down by 9.7% MoM.

Molybdenum production totaled 8885 tons, up by 1.1% YoY, with 915 tons produced in October, down by 1.1% MoM. Armenia produced 367 tons of molybdenum briquettes, down by 41.4% YoY, and 9104 tons of blister copper, up by 13.7%, with 1257 tons of copper produced in October, up by 21.4% MoM.

Copper concentrate output totaled 326.2 thousand tons, up by 30% YoY, with 32.9 thousand tons in October, down by 7.3% MoM.

Aluminum foil production dropped by 3.7% YoY, to 23845 tons, with 1702 tons produced in October, down by 22.9% MoM.

Armenia produced 6270 tons of steel pipes in January-October, down by 29.4% YoY, with 869 tons in October, down by 18%.

Zinc concentrate output decreased by 29.8% YoY, to 6767 tons, with 620 tons in October, up by 33.4% MoM.

All the metal produced in Armenia is exported, mostly to Europe and USA. (Ukrainian metal)

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