VOL. XLV

No 24

17-June-2002

SYRIA

Syria Starts LPGShipments To Lebanon

Syria has exported its first shipload of 2,000 tons of liquefiedpetroleum gas (LPG) to Lebanon from the port of Banias, the Damascus daily Al-Thawra reported on 2 June. Syrian exports to Lebanon were worth $363mn in 2001, up 17.5% from $309mn in 2000. Ofthat total, petroleum products accounted for $211mn in 2001, compared to $189mnin 2000, marking a 27% increase in volume to 810,110 tons in 2001 from 636,306tons in 2000.