Entekhab Petchem Output Eyes 70,000t of Output Next Year

Entekhab Petchem Output Eyes 70,000t of Output Next Year
(Wednesday, March 15, 2017) 15:06

TEHRAN (NIPNA) -- Managing Director of Entekhab Petrochemical Plan says his company is planning to supply 70,000 tons of polystyrene in the coming ]Iranian year which begins on March 21.

 

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Mehran Tarbiat said the company is also eyeing supply of 3,500 tons of the item on the domestic market during next year.

The plant has been operating at 40% of its nameplate capacity of 250,000 t/y offering 9,500 tons of polystyrene since inauguration in September 2016. 

He said the facility has earned 5 to 6 billion Iranian Rials since its startup. 

Before the plant's inauguration, Iranian producers supplied a maximum of 40,000 tons of polystyrene per year. The country also imported at least 60,000 tone of the item every year. 

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