AZERBAIJAN METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY: CURRENT SITUATION AND NEW GOALS

The article analyzes the current situation and upcoming tasks of the Azerbaijan metallurgical industry. The activities of enterprises producing metal products in the country are assessed. It is noted that for the dynamic development of the metallurgical industry, a deep study of the mineral resource base existing in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan is required and it should be put into operation. In the near future, for the accelerated development of the metallurgical industry of the country, there is a mineral resource base, energy reserves, material and technical base, engineering and scientific and pedagogical potential. The tasks arising from the orders of the President of the country, stimulating the development of the metallurgical industry are shown and promising directions in this area are presented. The need to use local resources for the accelerated development of the metallurgical industry is noted. The industrial capacities of operating companies and plants are assessed, new goals are presented for them. At the same time, the article notes the acceleration of gold mining in the country and shows the ways of using their locations, liberated from the occupation of the Karabakh region. In recent years, in contact with the development of the non-oil sector, the order of the President of the country on the establishment of a steel production complex in Azerbaijan will determine the concept of sustainable development of the metallurgical industry. The article also provides information showing the dynamics of growth in the production of steel pipes, construction reinforcement and other products of ferrous metallurgy. A diagram is presented in the aspect of the prospective development of the ferrous metallurgy industry in Azerbaijan. The indicators of import and export in the Republic of Azerbaijan for ferrous metallurgy in 2002-2022 are given. It is noted that the metallurgical industry of the country will experience a new stage of development and in order to achieve new successes in this area, the development and implementation of innovative technologies are of great importance.