Director of projects at the National
Petrochemical Company (NPC) Ali Mohammad Bossaqzadeh said once ethane production
units of South Pars phases 20 and 21 come on-stream by the second half of the
current calendar year, the output of olefin facilities will rise 20% in Iran.
Addressing a meeting with petrochemical executives,
the official said, "Production optimization could include augmented production
capacity and reduced energy consumption and construction of new units with state-of-the-art
technologies. Moving in this direction will further the survival of
petrochemical units."
Bossaqzadeh, who is also a member of the board of
directors of the NPC, said: "In the second half of previous [calendar] year,
the supply conditions were secured by connecting the Damavand and Mobin gas
pipeline supply line in Assaluyeh region. Connection of Pars Petrochemical
Plant to the Mobin Pipeline is also a preventive measure to prevent gas
fluctuations of utility suppliers in Assaluyeh region."