The projects are Marjan Petrochemical Plant, Phase
III of Pardis Petrochemical Plant and Phase I of Damavand Petrochemical Plant.
The projects add 3.4 million tons to the country's
annual petrochemical production capacity and have been built with $1.85 billion
of investment.
Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh will
also attend the opening ceremony of the projects on Tuesday.
Construction of the third phase of the Pardis
Petrochemical Complex began in 2011 for production of 1, 750, 550 tons of urea
and ammonium annually.
It is worth mentioning that with the official inauguration
of the project, this complex will become the largest producer of urea and
ammonia in the Middle East and the world with an annual production capacity of
5.265 million tons, and about 300 jobs will be created. An investment of $570
million has been made for construction of the project.
The construction of the Marjan Petrochemical Plant
began in 2011 for an annual production capacity of 1.65 million tons of
methanol. The unit has been productive for a while now but it is being
officially inaugurated.
It is worth mentioning that this petrochemical
project has been put into operation for $914 million and has created employment
for 250 people directly.
Phase I of Damavand Utility Project is developed for supplying electricity
and steam for 24 adjacent petrochemical plants. The unit is constructed with
648 megawatts of electricity production capacity and will be run by 4 gas
turbines. An investment $366 million was made for construction of the plant
which generated jobs for 166 people.