YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. In January-July 2006, Armenia's metallurgical enterprises manufactured production of 63 bln 596.8 mln drams (about 144.5 mln USD), which exceeds by 5.2% the index of the same period of last year. According to the RA National Statistical Service, metallurgical industry accounted for 27.9% of the total industrial production. Out of he main products of metallurgical industry, molybdenum concentrate production grew by 40.7%, production of copper - by 9.7% in January-July 2006 compared with the respective index of 2005. The production of ferromolybdenum and black copper declined by 8.5% and 9.1% respectively.

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