Speaking to NIPNA, Managing Director of National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Marziyeh Shahdaei said this calendar year, just like the preceding year, will be a great year for the industry as new projects are expected to come on-stream by the end of the year.
She said in its second phase development, West Ethylene Pipeline will stretch to Gachsaran Petrochemical Plant by the end of the year.
Moreover, she added, Tabriz Petrochemical Plant has taken steps to become linked to the pipeline.
Also Busheh Petrochemical Project will become operational this year, said Marziyeh Shahdaei, who is also deputy petroleum minister in petrochemical affairs.
Build based on the latest international standards, West Ethylene Pipeline links South Pars gas field to petrochemical plants in the western territories of the country.
The pipeline is fed by the gas recovered from South Pars gas field and the gas fields in Gazchsaran, southwestern Iran, to feed 12 petrochemical plants along its path along western provinces.
Initiated in 2002, the project is financed by state finances by nearly 1,700 billion tumans.