Iran 5-Month Petchem Production at 22.6mt

Iran 5-Month Petchem Production at 22.6mt
(Monday, September 18, 2017) 15:01

TEHRAN (NIPNA) – Iranian petrochemical facilities offered as much as 22.6 million tons of petrochemical products in the first 5 months of the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 21.

Iran's 57 active petrochemical plants can process up to 72 million tons of petrochemicals annually of which 60 mt is expected to be realized by the yearend to late March.

The 21 plants operating at Mahshahr Petrochemical Zone in southwestern province of Khuzestan, offered 8.5 million tons of products during the period.

The zone is expected to yield over 21 million tons of petrochemical by the end of the year.

Moreover, the 16 units operating in Assalouyeh petrochemical zone, southern Iran, have offered 9.7 mt of products during the 5 months.

The plants in the zone are expected to process nearly 26.5mt of products annually.

Besides, the 21 other units operating across Iran supplied nearly 4.6 mt in the period. Their annual production capacity stands at 11.4 mt/y.

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