The projects are an ethane
recovery unit and an enhanced ethane production project at Maroon Petrochemical
Complex, Rahim Sharif Mousavi told NIPNA.
"We have signed a contract
with the Linde Group for licensing and engineering of two projects at Maroon Plant,"
he said.
Mr. Mousavi further said that
Linde has started studies on the two projects already.
A part of the feedstock
needed for the project will be supplied from the NGL 1500 project which is
aimed at collecting associated gases.
Once operational, the projects
will bring the company's ethylene production capacity to 1.2 million tons
annually from currently 1.1 mt/y, he said.
Moreover, propylene output of
the facility will increase by 100,000 tons per year.